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Life Quotes by Leo Rosten
- The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter..
- If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.
- Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder…
- You can learn much about life from a checker game: surrender one to take two; don't make two moves at one time; move up, not…
- The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make a difference that you lived at all-using the talents that God…
- I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
- I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible,…
- Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder…
- O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always…
- The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that…
More Life Quotes
- 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