Life Quotes

"The duration of my life is of no account; what matters is its intensity."

"Life is a series of adjustments to circumstances."

"Life is composed of different interests, and that of ours is very extensive."

"Popularity is a coquettish mistress who frowns and smiles by turns at those who seek her."

"When I resolve myself into my constituent atoms, I shall have lived."

"To live is to acquire merit through action."

"The art of living is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"To live greatly is to live with purpose."

"A man may love his house well and not be a slave to it."

"Life is what you make of it."

"We must live fully while we have the chance."

"Life is too short to be little."

"In the grand scheme of history, we are but brief candles."

"A woman's life must have a great object—that is my conviction."

"A life well-lived is one in which we have served others."

"A man's legacy is measured by the good he leaves behind."

"We are all travelers on a path we do not fully understand."

"In the theater of life, we are both actors and audience to our own drama."

"The art of living is knowing when to hold fast and when to let go."

"Often in life it happens that the cruel stepmother turns out to be the beneficial foster mother."

"The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine."

"Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret."

"Man is made not to be put in a museum and kept at a certain temperature."

"Life is too short to be little."

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but playing a poor hand well"

"The art of life is knowing which line not to cross"

"A man's life is neither so easily summed up nor so easily judged"

"Life is a sacred trust, not a possession to be squandered."

"Every person possesses within them the seeds of greatness or degradation."

"Life's meaning is not found in avoiding pain, but in bearing it with dignity."