Life Quotes - Page 483

Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.

Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. Life's too short to think small.

Sure Man was born to meditate on things, And to contemplate the eternal springs Of God and Nature, glory, bliss and pleasure: That life and love might be his eternal treasure.

The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.

It's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative, and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. The soul has different concerns, of equal value: downtime for reflection, conversation, and reverie; beauty that is captivating and pleasuring; relatedness to the environs and to people; and any animal’s rhythm of rest and activity.

In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty.

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

Accomplishing something provides the only real satisfaction in life.

When anger enters the mind, wisdom departs.

An enchanted world is one that speaks to the soul, to the mysterious depths of the heart and imagination where we find value, love, and union with the world around us. As mystics of many religions have taught, that sense of rapturous union can give a sensation of fulfillment that makes life purposeful and vibrant.

Let us do our duty in our shop or our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depended on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world.

Life is like a B-movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it, but you don't want to see it again.

God gave us the gift of life. It is the most precious gift ever. To be unarmed is to be helpless to protect that gift; that is outright irresponsible.

I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.

I was always a happy and loving person. Many would say that I was living an idyllic life.

The biggest pitfall as you make your way through your life is impatience.

Don't live your life as though you were measuring it with a ruler.

Life is a team sport; it's not about you.

An office is a place to... live life to the fullest. To the max. To... an office is a place where dreams come true.

Life and love go on.

French is the language that turns dirt into romance.

If God gives you something you can do, why in God's name wouldn't you do it?

If you don't have confidence in the diagnosis, you won't have confidence in the prescription.