Quotes about life
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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
