Quotes about life
life strong history
The truly strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. Samuel Johnson
life memories mind
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into the short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.
life humble thinking
We took tea, by Boswell's desire; and I eat one bun, I think, that I might not be seen to fast ostentatiously. When I find that so much of my life has stolen unprofitably away, and that I can descry by retrospection scarcely a few single days properly and vigorously employed, why do I yet try to resolve again? I try, because reformation is necessary and despair is criminal. I try, in humble hope of the help of God.
life woe states
Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know That life protracted is protracted woe.
life world exhausted
Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new.
life struggle men
Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take care of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.
life worry littles
There is little peace or comfort in life if we are always anxious as to future events. He that worries himself with the dread of possible contingencies will never be at rest.
life men advice
A man is not obliged honestly to answer a question which should not properly be put.
life art novelty
Novelty is indeed necessary to preserve eagerness and alacrity; but art and nature have stores inexhaustible by human intellects, and every moment produces something new to him who has quickened his faculties by diligent observation.
life men progress
That man is never happy for the present is so true, that all his relief from unhappiness is only forgetting himself for a little while. Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
life bears pills
Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding.
life trust believe
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
life littles states
Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.
life long too-much
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
life wise ambition
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.
life-is
The business of life is to go forward.
life men dying
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.
life-is-short desire
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.
life use leisure
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
life motivational confidence
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
life money kindness
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
life tired men
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
life attitude choices
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
life lying wind
He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale.
life motivational achievement
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
life teaching character
The Killing Fields, my character's teachings frame the movie and the argument of his lectures is the challenge of dealing with the painfulness of life in the absence of faith. Sam Waterston
life-and-death long succeed
Starting a business is like riding a wave between life and death. If you can hang on long enough, you're bound to succeed Sam Altman
life success focus
I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success. Sachin Tendulkar
life success focus
I'm confident and I trust my instincts.
life success focus
To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.
life success play
When I walk into bat, I should know that 'Yes, I've prepared to the best of my ability. I couldn't have done anything better.' That is when I feel that I am ready to go out and play.
life success believe
I believe in controlling the control elements. Something where we don't have control on certain things, those things you obviously cannot waste your energy in trying to figure out 'How can I control this?' You would much rather focus all your energy on the things that you can control.
life success running
It really doesn't matter honestly to look at the scoreboard where it's 20 runs and 2 wickets down or 200 runs, 2 wickets down, because... if you're positive inside it really doesn't matter. It just requires different planning sometimes.