1,004 private quotes tagged life

“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” — Lord Byron

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“Art is the proper task of life.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.” — Aristotle

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“Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.” — Conan O'Brien

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“We have one life it soon will be past what we do for God is all that will last.” — Muhammad Ali

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“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” — Socrates

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“Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.” — Corita Kent

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“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know that it is.” — Oscar Wilde

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“Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.” — Arthur C. Clarke

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“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.” — Albert Camus

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“Old age is just a record of one's whole life.” — Muhammad Ali

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“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.” — Oscar Wilde

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“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” — Tony Robbins

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“Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein

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“Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?” — Tony Robbins

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“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.” — Paulo Coelho

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“Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” — Keri Russell

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“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” — Walt Disney

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“It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave.” — Tupac Shakur

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“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” — Lewis Carroll

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“Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.” — Tony Robbins

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“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” — Sophia Loren

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