Quotes About Life

Rhythm of life runs in cycles there are times in the darkness and time in the light.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

And that inverted bowl we call The Sky, where under crawling coop't we live and die, lift not thy hands to It for help -- for it rolls impotently on as thou or I.

Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.

Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.

Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays: Hither and thither moves, and mates and slays, and one by one back in the Closet lays.

You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.

The value of three things is justly appreciated by all classes of men: youth, by the old; health, by the diseased; and wealth, by the needy.

This body is a tent which for a space Does the pure soul with kingly presence grace; When he departs, comes the tent-pitcher, Death, Strikes it, and moves to a new halting-place.

And that inverted Bowl they call the Sky, Whereunder crawling coop'd we live and die, Lift not your hands to It for help for It As impotently moves as you or I.

For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show, Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun, Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.

We are no other than a moving row Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show.

Yace aquí el gran Cardenal, que hizo en vida mal y bien, el bien que hizo lo hizo mal, el mal que hizo lo hizo bien.

Siempre las flores vigilaron la muerte porque siempre los hombres incomprensiblemente supimos que su existir dormido y gracioso es el que mejor puede acompañar a los que murieron sin ofenderlos con soberbia de vida sin ser más vida que ellos Jorge Luis Borges

Como no me he preocupado de nacer, no me preocupo de morir",

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Nirvana is not pessimistic or negative like going to one's death the way most people think of it. Rather, it means gaining eternal life and entering the state of absolute security.

our everyday life, filled with noise and lively activities of people, must be the most convenient dojo for kufu to practice Zen in movement.

In Takeuchi's opinion, the word "spirit" is derived from the Latin word "spiro" (to breathe).

The eighth consciousness is called Alaya-vijnana, which is translated into Japanese as "zo-shiki." It alludes to the storehouse of life, where all of our past experiences are imprinted and where the possible motivations of all of our conduct are also said to be stored. Thus, we may safely regard Alaya-vijnana as equivalent to what Jung calls "collective unconsciousness.

Why didn't an epic poet ever write a word about our lives?

The flowers withered,Their color faded away,While meaninglesslyI spent my days in the worldAnd the long rains were falling.

Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.