Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"I am a creature of habit and I have my satisfactions."Sherlock Holmes
"I had come to a time when I was sick of the drab existence of crime cases."Dr. John Watson
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty"Shevek
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not peace"Shevek
"We cannot escape our nature"Shevek
"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent"Dr. John Watson
"I have nothing to do today except to avoid ennui."Sherlock Holmes
"I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoes."Sherlock Holmes
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty"Shevek
"I was once a man. Then I became a god. Now I'm becoming nothing again."Charlie Gordon
"Nothing is too trivial when lives hang in the balance"Sherlock Holmes
"I'm not sure what the sum of my life is yet, because I haven't finished living it."Charlie Gordon
"I never wanted any of this."Rachel Watson
"A man should respect the desires that arise in him."Siddhartha
"I have had pleasure, I have become rich, I have despaired."Siddhartha
"My dear fellow, life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."Sherlock Holmes
"I abhor a dull routine of existence."Sherlock Holmes
"I have my eye upon a suite of rooms in Montague Street."Sherlock Holmes
"It is good to act and live for others, but not to lose yourself."Siddhartha
"The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, not to exist."Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"The true measure of a life is in its purpose, not in its years."Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"For in truth it is life that lives in all things."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"And life is the love of sequence. Else what is life?"The Prophet (Almustafa)
"Life would be dark as neither night nor day if it were not for the things you illumine."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep."Morrie Schwartz
"In the end, it's not going to be how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away."Morrie Schwartz
"I'm in the enviable position of being able to say I've lived a good life."Morrie Schwartz
"Life has meaning under all circumstances, even the most miserable ones."Viktor Frankl
"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important."Morrie Schwartz
"The world will break your heart ten times over, but that is the price of living fully."Siddhartha
