Quotes about life
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
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.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being 'alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.
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.
Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
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