DEEP QUOTES ABOUT LIFE

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Don’t settle, and don’t struggle. Naval Ravikant Click to tweet

To thine own self be true. William Shakespeare

Conscience doth make cowards of us all. William Shakespeare

People do not lack strength; they lack will. Victor Hugo

What labels me, negates me. Soren Kierkegaard

Rest in reason; move in passion. Kahlil Gibran

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. Carl Jung

To do two things at once is to do neither. Publilius Syrus

The prettiest eyes have cried the most. Unknown

The kindest hearts have felt the most pains. Unknown

Success is an iceberg. Unknown

Just do your best and to hell the rest. Unknown

Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God. Victor Hugo

Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour. Victor Hugo

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. Alexandre Dumas Click to tweet

Passion is born deaf and dumb. Honoré de Balzac

“I” is another. Arthur Rimbaud

The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes. Dejan Stojanovic

Close both eyes to see with the other eye. Rumi

Of all lies, art is the least untrue. Gustave Flaubert

Leave no stone unturned. Euripides

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. Bertrand Russell Click to tweet

Life is a constant process of dying. Arthur Schopenhauer

The darker the night, the brighter the stars. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Beauty will save the world. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Nothing has more strength than dire necessity. Euripides

Sin is geographical. Bertrand Russell

What worries you, masters you. John Locke

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. William Faulkner

Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing. William Faulkner

The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Oscar Wilde

To define is to limit. Oscar Wilde

The best fighter is never angry. Lao Tzu

Be – don’t try to become. Osho

Life begins where fear ends. Osho

Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility. Osho

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect). Mark Twain

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. Lao Tzu

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. Seneca

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. Victor Hugo Click to tweet

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. Voltaire

The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. Rumi

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. Rumi

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. Robert Louis Stevenson

Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda

Cleverness is not wisdom. Euripides

Life is the flower for which love is the honey. Victor Hugo

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. Alexandre Dumas

All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. Alexandre Dumas

Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough. Gustave Flaubert

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees. Euripides Click to tweet

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. William Faulkner

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde

I can resist anything except temptation. Oscar Wilde

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell

He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others. Albert Einstein

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Kahlil Gibran

Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time”, is like saying, “I don’t want to”. Lao Tzu

It is not I who am strong, it is reason, it is truth. Émile Zola

If you’ve never eaten while crying you don’t know what life tastes like. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Oscar Wilde

Never make fun of someone who mispronounces a word. It means they learned it by reading. Unknown

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Martin Luther

As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning. Criss Jami Click to tweet

What matters isn’t what a person has or doesn’t have; it is what he or she is afraid of losing. Nicholas Nassim Taleb Click to tweet

Sometimes you have to shut your eyes, so you can see the real beauty. Kilian Jornet

To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others. Criss Jami

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire

Take time like the river that never grows stale. Keep going and steady. No hurry, no rush. Rumi

Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots. Rumi

Do not be lured by the need to be liked: better to be respected, even feared. Robert Greene

There’s always some truth behind “just kidding”, knowledge behind every “I don’t know”, emotions behind “I don’t care” and pain behind “it’s okay”. Unknown

We can see through others only when we can see through ourselves. Bruce Lee

I don’t care that they stole my idea. I care that they don’t have any of their own. Nikola Tesla

You who suffer because you love, love still more. To die of love, is to live by it. Victor Hugo

The wind howls, but the mountain remains still. Japanese proverb Click to tweet

What makes night within us may leave stars. Victor Hugo

Nothing is forever. Everything goes to 0 eventually. Naval Ravikant

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard

Stupidity lies in wanting to draw conclusions. Gustave Flaubert Click to tweet

Dreams have only one owner at a time. That’s why dreamers are lonely. William Faulkner

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will. Arthur Rimbaud

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears. Albert Camus

A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory. Mark Twain

Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one. Voltaire