Life Quotes

"Learn to live as simply as the poor without feeling degraded by it."

"The universe is but a stage upon which you are called to play your appointed role with excellence."

"The purpose of life is not pleasure, but the development of virtue."

"Many in the pursuit of wealth forget how to live."

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."

"As if you were now dying, leave aside everything else. Only what is truly important matters."

"As is the gardener, such is the garden."

"Who lives for nothing, dies for nothing."

"A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him."

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

"The contemplative life is not an escape from the world, but a deeper engagement with it."

"A life devoted to understanding is not a life wasted in abstraction, but a life fully realized."

"To live authentically is to live in accordance with reason, regardless of whether others understand or approve."

"A life dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge is not a life deferred, but a life fully lived."

"We do not need to travel far to find happiness; it lies within our reach."

"A life of virtue and moderation surpasses one of excess."

"To live well, one must learn to want little and to enjoy it deeply."

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

"The soul is in the body as light in the air."

"The natural law prescribes that we preserve our own existence."

"The soul is the form of the body; they are not two substances."

"Life is long if you know how to use it."

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

"Remember that you are an actor in a play, the character of which is determined by the playwright. If he wishes you to play a poor man, an invalid, a ruler, or a private citizen, see that you play it well."

"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart."

"There is nothing like the exhilaration of youth to make one feel alive."

"Life is measured not by its duration but by its depth."

"As is a tale, so is life; not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters."

"A man should so live as if to expect that he must die tomorrow, yet plan as if to live forever."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."