Quotes about life
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When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
My education was dismal. I went to a series of schools for mentally disturbed teachers.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.
We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
She will be successful who is easy to start and hard to stop.
Our lives improve only when we take chances — and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
Some of our finest work comes through service to others.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.
