Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"To live is to seek understanding."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"Man is not born free; he is born weak and needs assistance."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"The span of life is determined not by the length of years, but by the depth of experience."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"Life is a search for meaning, and meaning is found in understanding nature."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"The art of life is to know how to enjoy it."Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Life is a work of art in progress."Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Man's life is a line between the nothing from which it comes and the nothing into which it goes."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Habit is the great guide of human life."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"We are products of our environment and experiences."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"We are what we repeatedly observe and learn."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The development of intellect is life's work."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"We are shaped by what we learn."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"A life without purpose is a ship without a rudder upon an endless sea."Jean Bodin
"The human being is not born for comfortable ease, but for the unfolding of his capacities."Moses Mendelssohn
"The depths of life are not measured in years but in the quality of our engagement with existence."Moses Mendelssohn
"A life devoted to understanding nature is a life well-lived."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"The aging scientist who ceases to learn has already begun to die."Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"To live is to choose; but to choose well, one must know oneself."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"To live without feeling is to exist without living."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"The purpose of life is living, not merely existing."Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"A life without curiosity is a life half-lived."Moses Mendelssohn
"Man is not born wicked; he becomes so."Claude Adrien Helvetius
"The human condition is defined by our capacity for improvement."Jean d'Alembert
"To know oneself is the beginning of all genuine wisdom."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Experience is the teacher that never lies, if we listen carefully."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Misery often stems from misunderstanding rather than from actual circumstances."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"The pursuit of understanding is the pursuit of becoming more fully alive."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac