Life Quotes

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

22520 quotes

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"There is nothing so tiresome as the pursuit of pleasure."
George Sand
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"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one."
Théophile Gautier
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"A man without passion is a mere automaton going through the motions of life."
Théophile Gautier
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"The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The real tragedy is not dying young but living without ever truly living."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The heart seeks not always what the mind approves."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Life is a series of trials that test our character."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The human heart is the most noble of creatures."
Henry Fielding
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"The art of life is in constant readjustment."
Henry Fielding
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"A good man is known by his deeds."
Henry Fielding
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"Every person has the capacity for good."
Henry Fielding
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"In the garden of life, weeds and flowers both teach us something."
George Sand
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"Life is not about finding yourself; it is about creating yourself."
George Sand
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"Human life is but a succession of conflicts."
Frances Burney
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"The value of life lies not in the length of days but in the use we make of them."
Frances Burney
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Daniel Defoe
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"Every atom of us is alive."
Laurence Sterne
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"Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old."
Laurence Sterne
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"Every heart carries secrets that shape its destiny."
Ann Radcliffe
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"A man's as old as he's feeling, a woman as old as she looks."
Stendhal
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"The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of."
Stendhal
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"There is nothing more profitable for a man than to take himself seriously."
Stendhal
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"The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much."
George Sand
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"The beauty of life is in its uncertainty."
Frances Burney
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"The journey is more valuable than the destination."
Frances Burney
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"The purpose of life is to find meaning in our actions."
Henry Fielding
"Life is a series of choices, not chances."
Daniel Defoe
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"The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart."
Laurence Sterne
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"Life is not about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself."
Laurence Sterne
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"A man truly lives only when he lives for something beyond himself."
Laurence Sterne