Famous Life Quotes
The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
Writing is a dog’s life, but the only life worth living.
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
My life closed twice before its close.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.
Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life.
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.
With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
This is our purpose to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.
Friendship is the sweet melody that accompanies us as we dance through life's joys and sorrows.
Life is a series of moments, both big and small, that shape our experiences and define who we are. It's about cherishing the present, making memories, and creating a legacy that inspires others.
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.
When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature.
Friends are the rare gems that make life's journey sparkle with joy.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
The goal of all life is death.
Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
My life is my message.
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
Life is a constant process of dying.
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.
In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.
Pets teach us the value of playfulness and remind us to have fun in life.
Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome-to be got over.
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.
You will obtain a vision of matter that is perhaps fatiguing for your imagination, but pure and stripped of what the requirements of life make you add to it in external perception.
City life is millions of people being lonesome together.
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
Cats have a way of turning an ordinary house into a warm and welcoming hom"Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
The happiest part of a man’s life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
The only one you need in your life is that person who shows you he needs you in his.
The meaning of life is that it stops.
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
As the first snow falls gently outside, covering the world in a white blanket, the season of reflection begins. Christmas is the moment when we leave behind the hustle and bustle of everyday life, embrace the warmth of community, and feel the power of love. May this festive time be filled with heartfelt moments for you and your loved ones.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.
Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.
We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us.
Dogs remind us to approach life with a wagging tail and a playful spirit.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.
Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other.
A dog's presence is a reminder to be grateful for the simple joys that life brings.
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.
Nature's colors are a testament to the infinite palette of life itself.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
A goal without a plan is just a wish. Set a plan, take consistent action, and watch your goals come to life.
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.
There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Embrace change as a chance to reinvent yourself and create a life that aligns with your true purpose.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Life does not proceed by the association and addition of elements, but by dissociation and division.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Embrace change and expand your horizons.
Advertising is the life of trade.
There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former. The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace. Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
Every step of life shows much caution is required.
My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.
There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius. They give us, in the guise of fiction, something equivalent to the actual density of the real, that density which life offers us every day but which we are unable to grasp because we are amusing ourselves with lies.
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.
Custom is the great guide to human life.
One day you will ask me which is more important – my life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
Getting old means embracing the wrinkles and gray hair as badges of honor that tell the story of a life well-lived.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is one, however multiform in its evolution.
I live my daydreams in music I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in life out of music.
Love is not about possession; it's about partnership. It's about standing side by side, supporting and uplifting each other in the journey of life.
