More quotations tagged with “life”
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
—Anatole France
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
—Horace Walpole
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
—Soren Kierkegaard
A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
—Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love
We must assume every event has significance and contains a message that somehow pertains to our questions. This especially applies to what we used to call bad things. The challenge is to find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative.
—James Redfield in The Celestine Prophecy