This Life Quotes

952 This Life quotes by 706 unique authors

Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my head into an… — Orhan Pamuk
There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, everyone of them sufficient — Marilynne Robinson
Such was the love of this grandson for his grandmother that two years after the death of his mother, when she herself fell gravely ill,… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer
There are a lot of us, some published, some not, who think the literary life is the loveliest one possible, this life of reading and… — Anne Lamott
Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity. — Brother Lawrence
Remember that there are two things in this life that are never worth crying about: what can be cured and what cannot be cured. — Matthew Pearl
But, – and there it is, – we want to live and move, though we have no reason to, because it happens that it is… — Jack London
Peculiar or not, it is my idea of pleasure. Why, why else do you lead this life you don't enjoy it? Don't talk of duty… — Barbara Mertz
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I… — Thomas Paine
I have never since entirely freed myself of the impression that this life is a segment of existence which is enacted in a three-dimensional boxlike… — Carl Jung
Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is… — Khalil Gibran
Let people who do not know what to do with themselves in this life, but fritter away their time reading magazines and watching television, hope… — Walter Kaufmann
An Irish Airman foresees his Death I Know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do… — William Butler Yeats
Every one of us is called upon, perhaps many times, to start a new life. A frightening diagnosis, a marriage, a move, loss of a… — Barbara Kingsolver
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our… — Dalai Lama
I wish I could leave you certain of the images in my mind, because they are so beautiful that I hate to think they will… — Marilynne Robinson
You gotta take chances in this life or you're already dead. — Megan McCafferty
What is this life but the sound of an appalling love. — Louise Erdrich
The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: life is a story about me. — Donald Miller
Happiness--a small-scale, endearing, harmonious happiness--surely dwelt here beneath the low-powered lamps in the tiny rooms of these houses. A small-scale happiness and a modest harmony:… — Fumiko Enchi
This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you… — Susan Polis Schutz
What, what am I to do with all of this life? — Gwendolyn Brooks
While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who… — Debbie Macomber
This life is a test-it is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to… — Jack Kornfield
I am not a courageous person by nature. I have simply discovered that, at certain key moments in this life, you must find courage in… — John Patrick Shanley

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