Quotes About Life

La nostra infelice era ancora nascosta nel ventre della madre, che la sua condizione era già irrevocabilmente stabilita. Rimaneva soltanto da decidersi se sarebbe un monaco o una monaca; decisione per la quale faceva bisogno, non il suo consenso, ma la sua presenza.

Veramente, la distruzion de' frulloni, la devastazion de' forni, e lo scompiglio de' fornai, non sono i mezzi più spicci per far vivere il pane; ma questa è una di quelle sottigliezze metafisiche, che una moltitudine non ci arriva.

Persuaso che la vita non è già destinata ad essere un peso per molti,e una festa per alcuni, ma per tutti un impegno, del quale ognuno renderà conto, cominciò da fanciullo a pensare come potesse render la sua utile e santa.

È un saggio che Dio vi dà per cattivarvi al suo servizio, per animarvi ad entrar risolutamente nella nuova vita in cui avrete tanto da disfare, tanto da riparare, tanto da piangere!

May we all be doomed to a happy life.

The curse of an interesting life: there are either very good times or very bad times.

Any other brushes with insanity you haven't thought to mention?

I have lived a life full of love and pain, of Joy and Sorrow, and I live on still. i have many, many years ahead of me, each day with the potential to be filled to the brim with trials to face and challenges to overcome.

He was furious with himself for having lived these last days on a wish. On a lie. A kiss does not make the future. Love alone does not make a life.

Child, no one is ever ready for anything. I would never doom you to that. What sort of adventureless life would that be?

A kiss does not make the future. Love alone does not make a life

of life and death," said Master Kung.

have to be alive to tell the tale.

Your world is only the product of your sacrifices.

Wells played God in the most elemental way: Who shall live and who shall die, who shall reach the end of his days and who shall not, who by water and who by fire, who by sword and who by beast . . . But snatching the world's secrets from their graves gave Shafer his own taste of absolute power.

Be good for him. Teach him that disappointment starts early and never stops.

Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance.

very often our victories were squeaked out in the last few minutes, after we had drained the life from our opponents. Games – like life – are all about waiting for chances and then pouncing on them.

Part of the pursuit of excellence involves eliminating as many surprises as possible because life is full of the unexpected.

Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance. If you're examining successful people, look at their mother and father, study what they did, for clues about energy and motivation.

A housefly has a longer life expectancy than the manager of a Premier League team.

But I am old now; my life is older. When I made the choice I made, I did not think it was forever. It is another thing to give up so young.

I wanted to preserve this moment, this slice of time when the night was cool and bright with reflected moonlight and the possibility of a kiss hung between us, full of unspent promise. Every event in my life after this would be different because I would have been kissed.

Through her jacket, I could feel her heartbeat. It made me happy to know she was alive, was real, was there.