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Life Quotes by Chaim Potok
- A writer is a strange instrument of our species, a harp of sorts, fine-tuned to the dark contradictions of life.
- A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life.
- To the extent that I come from a deeply religious tradition and have been contending with those beginnings all of my life - that constitutes…
- We live less than the time it takes to blink an eye, if we measure our lives against eternity. So it may be asked what…
- A life is measured by how it is lived for the sake of heaven.
- Something that is yours forever is never precious
- I learned a long time ago, Reuven, that a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something.…
- He taught them that the purpose of a man is to make his life holy--every aspect of his life: eating, drinking praying, sleeping. God is…
- As you grow older you will discover that the most important things that will happen to you will often come as a result of silly…
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- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle