Famous Life Quotes
Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
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.
The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite.
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.
Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life.
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.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
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.
Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument.
A dog's presence is a reminder to be grateful for the simple joys that life brings.
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.
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
Writing is a dog’s life, but the only life worth living.
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
A goal without a plan is just a wish. Set a plan, take consistent action, and watch your goals come to life.
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
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.
Embrace change as a chance to reinvent yourself and create a life that aligns with your true purpose.
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Every step of life shows much caution is required.
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.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Embrace change and expand your horizons.
The goal of all life is death.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life.
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.
I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.
Change your habits, change your life. Small steps can lead to big transformations.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.
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.
Custom is the great guide to human life.
My life closed twice before its close.
We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us.
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.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
Advertising is the life of trade.
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
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.
Life does not proceed by the association and addition of elements, but by dissociation and division.
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.
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
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.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
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.
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome-to be got over.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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.
I live my daydreams in music I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in life out of music.
Friendship is the sweet melody that accompanies us as we dance through life's joys and sorrows.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
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.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.
Pets teach us the value of playfulness and remind us to have fun in life.
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 seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
My life is my message.
Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
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.
A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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.
The happiest part of a man’s life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
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.
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.
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.
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
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.
I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.
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.
In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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.
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.
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.
City life is millions of people being lonesome together.
Dogs remind us to approach life with a wagging tail and a playful spirit.
