Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"In adversity, the true nature of men is revealed."Thucydides
"The greatest tragedy is the waste of human potential."Thucydides
"Life itself is the greatest teacher of medical truth."Galen
"Life is the greatest gift"Herodotus
"Everywhere the same; birth, growth, and decay."Hippocrates
"Life is short, the craft is long, opportunity is fleeting, experience deceptive, and judgment difficult."Hippocrates
"Such is life, dear friend."Hippocrates
"One day is a match for another."Pindar
"Become such as you are."Pindar
"Man's life is a day. What is he? What is he not? A shadow in a dream."Pindar
"Life flows like a river toward the sea."Pindar
"To measure precisely is to live precisely; to live precisely is to live with intention."Hipparchus
"Human nature will find the outlet that it must, either to good or to ill."Thucydides
"The mind that is wise mourns the loss of life; the heart that is noble celebrates its having been lived."Thucydides
"All pleasure comes before its pain."Thucydides
"To be remembered is to have truly lived."Thucydides
"A life without love is a life without meaning."Sappho
"To love wholly is to live fully."Sappho
"The human body is the only thing that stays with us from birth to death."Herodotus
"The river of life flows ever forward, carrying all things to their appointed end."Herodotus
"Life is short, the art is long, the moment fleeting, experience deceptive, and decisions difficult."Hippocrates
"The brief spark of human life shines brightest when kindled by purpose."Pindar
"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to the erosion of the soul."Xenophon
"A man's character is his destiny."Xenophon
"A well-ordered life is the foundation of a well-ordered state."Xenophon
"In the dance of life, timing is more important than technique."Xenophon
"The music of a well-lived life is harmony between desire and duty."Xenophon
"To be remembered is to have truly lived."Xenophon
"Life itself is a manifestation of atomic motion."Leucippus
"Life arises from the mechanical motion of atoms."Leucippus