Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"Your purpose is to awaken to yourself."Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received—only what you have given."Francis of Assisi
"What we have chosen to do echoes into eternity, whether it be great or small."Francis of Assisi
"The greatest poverty is not the lack of food, but the lack of purpose."Francis of Assisi
"The life we live is not the life we intended, and perhaps that is precisely where grace finds us."Henri Nouwen
"Acceptance of our finitude is not pessimism but realism that frees us to live fully."Henri Nouwen
"We must learn to hold our grief and our joy simultaneously without diminishing either."Henri Nouwen
"To be alive is to be in constant tension between acceptance and aspiration."Henri Nouwen
"Life is not about accumulating experiences; it's about depth of presence."Adyashanti
"The end of seeking is the beginning of living."Adyashanti
"To live is to choose; to choose wisely is to live well."Dominic de Guzmán
"Life is the space between birth and death; fill it with meaning."Dominic de Guzmán
"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."Thomas Merton
"What we have to be is what we are."Thomas Merton
"Do not desire to escape your life but to embrace it fully."Thomas Merton
"Life consists of thousands of small decisions and choices every day, and the accumulation makes us who we are."Thomas Merton
"The test of whether we are living as fully as possible is whether we would be happy to live our lives over again."Thomas Merton
"The present moment is the only place where life actually occurs."Rupert Spira
"The body is a wonderful instrument, but you are not the instrument."Rupert Spira
"The world is a mirror reflecting your inner state"Mooji
"Your presence is your present to the world"Mooji
"The world is the gymnasium in which we exercise our virtues"Satya Sai Baba
"Life is a game, play it"Satya Sai Baba
"Life is a precious gift, honor it"Satya Sai Baba
"Life is a continuous learning process"Satya Sai Baba
"You are not here to become someone. You are here to recognize who you already are."Mooji
"Your potential is infinite until you define it."Mooji
"The universe does not owe you anything, yet it gives you everything."Mooji
"Let your life itself become a message of love and service."Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
"Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy every moment."Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)