Living

William James
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” — William James
Henry David Thoreau
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” — Henry David Thoreau
Roy T. Bennett
“Don't waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” — Roy T. Bennett
James Allen
“The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.” — James Allen
Richard Bach
“No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it.” — Richard Bach
Aristophanes
“Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.” — Aristophanes
Tony Robbins
“Everybody's life is either rewarding or an example.” — Tony Robbins
Roy T. Bennett
“Life is too short to waste your time on people who don't respect, appreciate, and value you.” — Roy T. Bennett
John D. Rockefeller
“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.” — John D. Rockefeller
Celestine Chua
“Life is a gift. Never forget to enjoy and bask in every moment you are in.” — Celestine Chua
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.” — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Jim Rohn
“Attitude drives actions. Actions drive results. Results drive lifestyles.” — Jim Rohn
Stephen Hawking
“Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.” — Stephen Hawking
Carl Jung
“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” — Carl Jung
Oprah Winfrey
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ” — Oprah Winfrey
Robert Browning
“Love is the energy of life.” — Robert Browning
Alfred Adler
“Life is just the same as learning to swim. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!” — Alfred Adler
Zig Ziglar
“When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. ” — Zig Ziglar
Morihei Ueshiba
“Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.” — Morihei Ueshiba
Sydney Smith
“Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness of existence.” — Sydney Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Unknown
“What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.” — Unknown
Marcus Aurelius
“Do every act of your life as if it were your last.” — Marcus Aurelius
Unknown
“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Unknown
Elon Musk
“Life needs to be more than just solving problems every day. You need to wake up and be excited about the future.” — Elon Musk
Eric Hoffer
“To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.” — Eric Hoffer
Estee Lauder
“Be strong. Be confident. Be the star of your own life.” — Estee Lauder
Robert Kiyosaki
“It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” — Robert Kiyosaki
Seneca
“You want to live but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying and tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?” — Seneca
Earl Nightingale
“Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.” — Earl Nightingale
D. H. Lawrence
“But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.” — D. H. Lawrence
Jack London
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. ” — Jack London
Les Brown
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” — Les Brown
Dogen
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.” — Dogen
Dan Millman
“Life comes at us in waves. We can't predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf.” — Dan Millman
Confucius
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ” — Confucius
Roy T. Bennett
“The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great things into your life.” — Roy T. Bennett
Dan Millman
“Here and now...breathe and relax...in battle and in life.” — Dan Millman
D. H. Lawrence
“Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved. ” — D. H. Lawrence
Gustave Flaubert
“Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.” — Gustave Flaubert
Les Brown
“You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.” — Les Brown
Confucius
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” — Confucius
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Anita Krizzan
“When it hurts - observe. Life is trying to teach you something.” — Anita Krizzan
Celestine Chua
“Instead of thinking about what you are going to do when you retire, think about how you can do that now and make a living from it.” — Celestine Chua
Alan Watts
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.” — Alan Watts
Unknown
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” — Unknown
Eckhart Tolle
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle
Anne Frank
“The dead receive more flowers than the living because regret is stronger than gratitude.” — Anne Frank
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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