Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Quotations
Life
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
-Charlie Chaplin
The secret of life is not enjoyment, but education through experience.
-Swami Vivekananda "Swami Vivekananda"
The evil ruler spoils the word, the plan of life, by his teachings. He, indeed, deprives me of the exalted goal of good thought. With the word of my spirit, I pray to You, O Wise One, and to truth!
-Scriptures "Avesta, Yasna 32.9"
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
-Benjamin Franklin
Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit…
-Khalil Gibran " Kahlil Gibran"
If you wish to understand mind and life, then religion or institutes will not be
able to teach you. For that, you will have to carefully observe all the natural
phenomena and events unfolding around you.
-Deep Trivedi
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.
-Elizabeth Gilbert
"Eat, Pray, Love"
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-Vivian Greene
