In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. – Lao Tzu
There are four things you cannot recover in life: The stone after it’s thrown. The word after it’s said. The occasion after it’s missed. The time after it’s gone. – Unknown
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. We must come to see that no individual can live alone. We must all live together; we must all be concerned about each other. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Commencement address at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. – William Mather Lewis
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to be friend. The beauty of life is to give. – William Arthur Ward
Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. – J. D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye. Mr. Spencer in Chapter 2.
Life’s a bitch and then you die. – Nas (Nasir Jones) Life’s a Bitch, from American rapper’s album, Illmatic.
In Life Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it. – Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere’s Fan, Lord Darlington, Act 1.
In Life Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d’heure made up of exquisite moments. – Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance, Mrs. Allonby, Act 2.
In Alive The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. – Robert A. Heinlein Job: A Comedy of Justice
My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. – Tom Hanks Playing character Forrest Gump, in movie of same name.
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less – Marie Curie