Quotes about life
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Life is not always fair. Sometimes you get a splinter even sliding down a rainbow.
Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter because nobody listens.
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.
Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
It is a true saying that "One falsehood leads easily to another".
Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
The memories we make with our family is everything.
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.
It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.