Living

Lao Tzu
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” — Lao Tzu
Dogen
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.” — Dogen
Deepak Chopra
“What keeps life fascinating is the constant creativity of the soul.” — Deepak Chopra
Dogen
“If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.” — Dogen
Bob Marley
“Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?” — Bob Marley
Mary Engelbreit
“Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.” — Mary Engelbreit
Norman Vincent Peale
“Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.” — Norman Vincent Peale
Unknown
“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Unknown
Carl Jung
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” — Carl Jung
Sathya Sai Baba
“Discipline is the mark of intelligent living.” — Sathya Sai Baba
Eckhart Tolle
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life. ” — Eckhart Tolle
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The significance of life is living.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Deepak Chopra
“The healthiest response to life is joy.” — Deepak Chopra
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Yanni
“It's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.” — Yanni
Stephen King
“Either get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King
Samuel Butler
“All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.” — Samuel Butler
Estee Lauder
“Be strong. Be confident. Be the star of your own life.” — Estee Lauder
Woody Allen
“Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.” — Woody Allen
Steve Jobs
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone elses. life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking.” — Steve Jobs
Naval Ravikant
“No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most.” — Naval Ravikant
Roy T. Bennett
“Don't waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” — Roy T. Bennett
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Audrey Hepburn
“Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there's nothing more to live for.” — Audrey Hepburn
James Matthew Barrie
“Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” — James Matthew Barrie
Gustave Flaubert
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert
William James
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” — William James
Tony Robbins
“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” — Tony Robbins
Abraham Lincoln
“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln
Bruce Lee
“If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of. ” — Bruce Lee
Jim Rohn
“Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.” — Jim Rohn
Nicolas Chamfort
“Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.” — Nicolas Chamfort
Dan Millman
“You can live a whole life time never being awake.” — Dan Millman
Hans Christian Andersen
“Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.” — Hans Christian Andersen
Leo Tolstoy
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” — Leo Tolstoy
Roy T. Bennett
“A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.” — Roy T. Bennett
Hans Christian Andersen
“Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ” — Hans Christian Andersen
Samuel Butler
“Life is one long process of getting tired.” — Samuel Butler
Mark Manson
“This is the most simple and basic component of life: our struggles determine our successes.” — Mark Manson
Robin Sharma
“There are no mistakes in life, only lessons.” — Robin Sharma
Celestine Chua
“Life is a gift. Never forget to enjoy and bask in every moment you are in.” — Celestine Chua
Roy T. Bennett
“Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it's all an experience.” — Roy T. Bennett
Charles Dickens
“We forge the chains we wear in life.” — Charles Dickens
Richard Bach
“Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.” — Richard Bach
Richard Bach
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” — Richard Bach
Lolly Daskal
“There is no significance in life without struggle.” — Lolly Daskal
Jim Rohn
“Life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn
Robin Sharma
“For your life to be great, your faith must be bigger than your fear.” — Robin Sharma
D. H. Lawrence
“But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.” — D. H. Lawrence

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