Life Quotes

"There is no perfect way to be human."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be awake."

"We are called to be lovers of life, not haters of it."

"The measure of a life is not its length, but its depth of love."

"Life is not a problem to solve but a mystery to live."

"Life is what happens when we surrender our plans to God."

"What you do in this life echoes in eternity"

"We create meaning through our choices and commitments"

"Your story matters in the larger story of humanity"

"Your life is a story being written—make it a good one"

"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."

"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for."

"It is a true tragedy that we are what we are."

"There should be some meaning to our lives here that goes beyond the mere pleasure of following our biological impulses."

"A life completely dedicated to purely human ends is a life of despair."

"We are not problems that need to be solved, but mysteries to be lived."

"Life is fundamentally a mystery that we participate in, not a problem to be solved."

"We are most alive when we are most fully present to the moment."

"The spiritual life is the life of becoming more fully human."

"The world mirrors your understanding of yourself."

"Your thoughts create your sense of self."

"Everything is already whole and complete."

"The world is not separate from you; it is known by you."

"You are not limited by the body; the body appears in you."

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived."

"We are alive when we are fully engaged in our purpose."

"To be present is to be alive; to be alive is to love."

"The task of the second half of life is to become conscious of what we have rejected in ourselves."

"We cannot live only on highlights. We must learn to find meaning in the ordinary."

"We are all just trying to make it through the day with our humanity intact."