Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate of interest for the few pleasures it concedes.
by Luigi Pirandello
Inspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Wise Words, Witty Proverbs
I know what things are good: friendship and work and conversation. These I shall have.
by Rupert Brooke
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
by Elwyn Brooks White
There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes.
by Jos? Ortega y Gasset
If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
by Confucius
Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like.
by Author Unknown
Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.
by Vita Sackville-West
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
by George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, 1651
Situated in some nebulous distance I do what I do so that the universal balance of which I am a part may remain a balance.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
by Charles Schulz
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
by Danny Kaye
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, where X is work, Y is play, and Z is keep your mouth shut.
by Albert Einstein
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
by Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Yes, I will try to be. Because I believe that not being is arrogant.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.
by Christopher Morley, Thunder on the Left
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
by Emily Dickinson
People find it hard to be both comic and serious, though life manages it easily enough.
by Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
Perhaps we are looking at this from a wrong perspective; this search for the truth, the meaning of life, the reason of God. We all have this mindset that the answers are so complex and so vast that it is almost impossible to comprehend. I think, on the contrary, that the answers are so simple; so simple that it is staring us straight in the face, screaming its lungs out, and yet we fail to notice it. We're looking through a telescope, searching the stars for the answer, when the answer is actually a speck of dirt on the telescope lens.
by Jason Q., from Generation Terrorists
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.
by Dennis Wholey
[Psychoanalysis] is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
by Karen Horney, Our Inner Conflicts, 1945
We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
You cannot discover the purpose of life by asking someone else - the only way you'll ever get the right answer is by asking yourself.
by Terri Guillemets
Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
by Charles Schulz
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
-Robert Byrne
In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.
-Charlie Brown
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
-Hans Christian Anderson
Life is a Mystery.
-Metheatlas
All life is an experiment.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A life without cause is a life without effect.
-Barbarella
Hinduism is not a religion, its a way of life.
-Swami Vivekananda
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
-Emily Dickinson
Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
-Danny Kaye
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
-Kahlil Gibran
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
-Marie Curie
The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
-Viscount Morley
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
-Reba McEntire
Life is a long process of getting tired.
-Samuel Butler
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
-John Lennon
Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Life is the sum of all your choices.
-Albert Camus
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
-Thomas Carlyle
The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.
-Angelina Jolie
A Zen Saying
Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
Ernest L. Woodward
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the path of each man's genius contracts itself to a very few hours.
Samuel Johnson
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.
Thomas Fuller
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Jane Rubietta
Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible.
Stephen Covey
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Kenneth Hildebrand
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.
Vincent Lombardi
Success demands singleness of purpose.
Booker T. Washington
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
by Luigi Pirandello
Inspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Wise Words, Witty Proverbs
I know what things are good: friendship and work and conversation. These I shall have.
by Rupert Brooke
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
by Elwyn Brooks White
There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes.
by Jos? Ortega y Gasset
If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
by Confucius
Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like.
by Author Unknown
Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.
by Vita Sackville-West
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
by George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, 1651
Situated in some nebulous distance I do what I do so that the universal balance of which I am a part may remain a balance.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
by Charles Schulz
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
by Danny Kaye
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, where X is work, Y is play, and Z is keep your mouth shut.
by Albert Einstein
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
by Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Yes, I will try to be. Because I believe that not being is arrogant.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.
by Christopher Morley, Thunder on the Left
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
by Emily Dickinson
People find it hard to be both comic and serious, though life manages it easily enough.
by Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
Perhaps we are looking at this from a wrong perspective; this search for the truth, the meaning of life, the reason of God. We all have this mindset that the answers are so complex and so vast that it is almost impossible to comprehend. I think, on the contrary, that the answers are so simple; so simple that it is staring us straight in the face, screaming its lungs out, and yet we fail to notice it. We're looking through a telescope, searching the stars for the answer, when the answer is actually a speck of dirt on the telescope lens.
by Jason Q., from Generation Terrorists
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.
by Dennis Wholey
[Psychoanalysis] is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
by Karen Horney, Our Inner Conflicts, 1945
We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.
by Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
You cannot discover the purpose of life by asking someone else - the only way you'll ever get the right answer is by asking yourself.
by Terri Guillemets
Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
by Charles Schulz
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
-Robert Byrne
In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.
-Charlie Brown
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
-Hans Christian Anderson
Life is a Mystery.
-Metheatlas
All life is an experiment.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A life without cause is a life without effect.
-Barbarella
Hinduism is not a religion, its a way of life.
-Swami Vivekananda
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
-Emily Dickinson
Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.
-Danny Kaye
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
-Kahlil Gibran
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
-Marie Curie
The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
-Viscount Morley
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
-Reba McEntire
Life is a long process of getting tired.
-Samuel Butler
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
-John Lennon
Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Life is the sum of all your choices.
-Albert Camus
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
-Thomas Carlyle
The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.
-Angelina Jolie
A Zen Saying
Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
Ernest L. Woodward
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the path of each man's genius contracts itself to a very few hours.
Samuel Johnson
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.
Thomas Fuller
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
Jane Rubietta
Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible.
Stephen Covey
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Kenneth Hildebrand
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.
Vincent Lombardi
Success demands singleness of purpose.
Booker T. Washington
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.