Quotes About Meaning

If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to? - asked the Samurai.

Our heart knows why we are here. Whoever listens to his heart, follows the signs, and lives his Personal Legend, will understand that he is taking part in something, even if he doesn't comprehend it rationally. There is a tradition which says that, the second before our death, we realize the true reason for our existence. And at that moment, Hell and Heaven are born.

Dreaming isn't as simple as it seems. On the contrary, it can be quite dangerous. When we dream, we put powerful engines in motion and can no longer hide the true meaning of our life from ourselves. When we dream, we also make a choice of what price to pay." Now. The longer I take, the more suffering I'll cause us both.

a man is also a woman; he wants to find someone, to give meaning to his life.

God was there, and yet people believed they still had to go on looking, because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith.

In the same way, there is no explanation of life. But there is a reason we are here, and you must be humble enough to accept that. Trust what I say; the life of each human being has a meaning, although he commits the error of spending the greater part of his time on earth seeking an answer, and meanwhile forgets to live.

Love never comes just a little bit at a time, I thought, as I watched him, absorbed in contemplation of the Virgin. The previous day, the world made sense, even without love's presence. But now we needed each other in order to see the true brilliance of things.

They are so very cultivated, so very rich and so utterly charming. At the end of each day, they all ask themselves: 'Is it time I stopped?' And they all reply: 'If I did, there would be no meaning to my life.' As if they actually knew what the meaning of life was.

She thinks about the other prostitutes who work with her. She thinks about her mother and her friends. They all believe that man feels desire for only eleven minutes a day, and that they'll pay a fortune for it. That's not true; a man is also a woman; he wants to find someone, to give meaning to his life.

Without such love , one's dreams would have no meaning

Si lo que tú has encontrado está formado por materia pura, jamás se pudrirá. Y tú podrás volver un día. Si fue sólo un momento de luz, como la explosión de una estrella, entonces no encontrarás nada cuando regreses. Pero habrás visto una explosión de luz. Y esto solo ya habrá valido la pena.

Se o que encontraste é feito de matéria pura, jamais apodrecerá. E poderás voltar um dia. Se foi apenas um momento de luz, como a explosão de uma estrela, então não vais encontrar nada quando voltares. Mas terás visto uma explosão de luz. E só isso já terá valido a pena.

Why am I unhappy? The question carries with it the virus that will destroy everything.

The closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomes his true reason for being

Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what we are doing; but it becomes a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of life.

There is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exist or not, that no one is interested in what we have to say about life, and that the world can continue turning without our awkward presence.

What remains will be the love that moves the heavens, the stars, people, flowers, insects, the love that obliges us all to walk across the ice despite the danger, that fills us with joy and with fear, and gives meaning to everything.

May it always be clear that only True Love can compete with any other Love in this world. When we give everything, we have nothing more to lose. And then fear, jealousy, boredom, and monotony disappear, and all that remains is the light from a void that does not frighten us, but brings us closer to one another. The light that always changes, and that is what makes it beautiful and full of surprises—not always those we hope for, but those we can live with.

Life without cause is a life without effect.

I only know that a life without cause is a life without effect.

He should know that the great aim of every human being is to understand the meaning of total love. Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.

Si no nacemos de nuevo, si no volvemos a mirar la vida con la inocencia y el entusiasmo de la infancia, no tiene sentido seguir viviendo.

Life sometimes separates people so that they may realize how much they mean to each other.

When you are in love, things make even more sense.