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.”
“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.”
-- Vernon Howard
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”
-- Swami Vivekananda
“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
-- Socrates
“The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.”
-- Voltaire
“The shoe that fits one person pinches another there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
-- Carl Jung
“I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
-- Oprah Winfrey
“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.”
-- C. S. Lewis