Life Quotes

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy."

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

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

"We do not remember days, we remember moments."

"Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor."

"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

"Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it."

"Don't go through life, grow through life."

"Everything has been figured out, except how to live."

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life."

"Life is too short for long-term grudges."

"No man is a failure who is enjoying life."

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

"Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it."

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."

"If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit."

"You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way."

"Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it."

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."