“There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.”
“There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.”
“Life is an earnest business, and no one every became good or great on a diet of broad grins.”
“Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.”
“We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story.”
“Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.”
“The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.”
“And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.”
“To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one.”
“It's better to be an authentic loser than a false success, and to die alive than to live dead.”
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life.”
“Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.”
“Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump; you have to get it right the first time.”
“The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn't.”
“Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.”
“Life at the top is financially rewarding, spiritually draining, physically exhausting, and short.”
“Man values life as a sacred jewel in such a way that he reveres him most who haughtily scorns it.”
“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”
“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great -- and they know I know it.”
“Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.”
“The life of every person is like a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.”
“When I hear somebody sigh that ''Life is hard,'' I am always tempted to ask, ''Compared to what?''”
“Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.”
“Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.”
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.”
“We dribble away our life, little by little, in small packages -- we don't throw it away all at once.”
“Life -- No, I've nothing to teach you about it for the moment. May be writing about it another week.”
“We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between, it is all a matter of balance.”
“Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!”
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”