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Life Quotes

LifeLife Lessons

459 quotes on life and the lessons it teaches — from the classics to the everyday.

“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

Satchel Paige · part of his rules for staying young

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

Groucho Marx

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

Marcus Aurelius · Meditations

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

Aristotle

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

Mae West

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

Buddha

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

Abraham Lincoln

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

Oprah Winfrey

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

Mark Twain

“Everything you can imagine is real.”

Pablo Picasso

“It is not length of life, but depth of life.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”

Bertrand Russell · What I Believe

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Ferris Bueller · Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986

“The trouble is, you think you have time.”

Jack Kornfield · Buddha's Little Instruction Book

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”

Helen Keller · The Open Door

“Life is a long lesson in humility.”

James M. Barrie · The Little Minister

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

Oscar Wilde · The Soul of Man Under Socialism