Quotes about Life

“Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.”

“Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.”

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.”

“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.”

“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”

“From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.”

“Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.”

“It's in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It's not in happiness. It's not in impulsive pleasure.”

“Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.”

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”

“We live in the world when we love it.”

“Life has a higher end, than to be amused.”

“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.”

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.”

“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”

“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.”

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.”

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”