Life Quotes

The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.

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"The faithful understand that loss often precedes spiritual gain."
Charles Wesley
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"The human body requires a great number and variety of different things."
Spinoza
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"The heart of the universe is the heart of humanity."
Ibn Arabi
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"Every soul contains infinite potential."
Ibn Arabi
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"True godliness does not turn men out of the world but enables them to live better in it."
George Fox
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"Thy life may speak where thy words cannot."
George Fox
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"To live well is to know truth and live by it."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The union of love and wisdom creates all life and usefulness."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Life is a school where the soul learns eternal lessons."
Jacob Böhme
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"You think you are alive because you breathe air? Shame on you, that is not life."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"My life is a perfect theatrical production."
Hafiz
"The measure of a life well-lived is found in the good we do for others."
Charles Wesley
"In the midst of life's turmoil, we discover who we are meant to become."
Charles Wesley
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"The greatest journey is the one inward."
Ibn Arabi
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"To be determined to action is to live; to cease to be determined is to cease to live."
Spinoza
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"The preservation of one's being is the foundation of all ethics."
Spinoza
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"Existence precedes essence, and essence is nothing but the striving to continue existing."
Spinoza
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"Our life is grounded in love, without which we cannot live."
Julian of Norwich
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"In the essence of our soul we are eternal, and this is a characteristic which belongs to our creation."
Julian of Norwich
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"Life without purpose is merely existence."
Teresa of Avila
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"The soul's journey is one of endless discovery."
Teresa of Avila
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"The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Life's greatest lessons often come from our most difficult experiences."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"The examined life is the only life truly worth living."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Wherever you are is called here, and you must treat it as a powerful place."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"There is a life force within your soul; seek that life."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"The heart is a guest house. Every morning a new visitor arrives. Welcome them all, even if they are sorrows."
Hafiz
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"The Guest House is full of both joy and sorrow. Honor them both as they teach us equally."
Hafiz
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"What did you expect? That the heart would not become a vessel of grief?"
Hafiz