Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"Life is a test, not a reward; those who understand this live most fully."Girolamo Savonarola
"Life finds meaning in the pursuit of understanding."Nicodemus Copernicus
"To live is to question; to question is to truly live."Nicodemus Copernicus
"Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived and continually discovered."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The study of nature is the study of life itself."Bernardino Telesio
"To study nature's movements is to study life itself in its essence."Bernardino Telesio
"To live well is to live in accordance with what nature itself teaches."Bernardino Telesio
"To live is to change; to refuse change is to refuse life itself."Cosimo de Medici
"In the tapestry of life, every thread, however small, contributes to the final pattern."Edward Wotton
"Every person contains universes of experience unknown to those around them."Edward Wotton
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived."Edward Wotton
"To live fully is to embrace both joy and suffering as teachers."Paracelsus
"To be truly alive is to constantly grow and transform."Paracelsus
"The man who has a garden and a library has everything he needs."Cosimo de Medici
"Life is the greatest adventure ever offered."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Virtue cannot be purchased; it must be cultivated through discipline and faith."Girolamo Savonarola
"Every soul has the capacity for greatness or for damnation."Girolamo Savonarola
"To die for a cause is glorious; to live for it is the greater achievement."Girolamo Savonarola
"To study the body is to study life itself in its most fundamental form."Andreas Vesalius
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."Matteo Ricci
"The measure of a man is not what he has, but what he has given."Matteo Ricci
"Every living thing carries within it the principle of motion and change."Bernardino Telesio
"Life without investigation is mere existence; life with investigation is flourishing."Bernardino Telesio
"Life is not a puzzle to be solved, but a mystery to be lived and experienced."Paracelsus
"Life is a journey, not a destination; cherish every moment."Juan Luis Vives
"Virtuous living is the path to true fulfillment."Juan Luis Vives
"To be everywhere is to be nowhere."Francesco Petrarch
"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."Francesco Petrarch
"Life is a very serious matter."Francesco Petrarch
"To live is to constantly learn and transform."Matteo Ricci