We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
-Voltaire
Quotations
Life
Life is only the present. And in the present, neither there is room for memories of
the past nor worries of the future. The root cause of all the miseries of life is the
effort to accommodate the past or future in the present.
-Deep Trivedi
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.
-Plato "Plato"
Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
-Paulo Coelho
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
-John Lennon
It is forbidden to live in a town that does not have a green garden.
-The Talmud "Talmud"
The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.
-Tom Bodett
He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
-Garth Stein
"The Art of Racing in the Rain"
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
-Nelson Mandela "Nelson Mandela"
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
-Søren Kierkegaard
