Life Quotes
“A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.”
“Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.”
-- Hugh Mackay
“The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.”
-- Henry Adams
“Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man.”
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.”
-- Robert Frost
“If you cannot work on the marriage or the women is a moron, staying married and cheating makes the most sense because divorce is disruptive to the family life and your bank account.”
-- Al Goldstein
“I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.”
-- David Rockefeller