You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
-Virginia Woolf
Quotations
Life
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
-Winston S. Churchill
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
-Audrey Niffenegger
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
It is a good practice to set apart at least one day in a year for the remembrance of one’s near and dear relatives, friends and learned people that are no more in keeping with our traditions; giving a new orientation to and infusing new life into practices that have become lifeless and meaningless to many.
-Scriptures "The Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism"
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.
-Margaret Mitchell
When you feel life at crossroads, you need a higher perspective view.
-Toba Beta "My Ancestor was an Ancient Astronaut"
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
-Søren Kierkegaard
There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.
-Fernando Pessoa
"The Book of Disquiet"
I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
"Everything is Illuminated"
Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit.
-Khalil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
