Having only one life to live is a reminder that our time on Earth is short. These quotes about living a good life to the fullest will encourage us to make the most out of our opportunities and gifts.
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
“A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.”
“A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed-I well know. For it’s a sign that he tried to surpass himself.”
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.”
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“I can get sad, I can get frustrated, I can get scared, but I never get depressed – because there’s joy in my life.”
“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.”
“I love life because what more is there.”
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.”
“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.”
“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
“It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.”
“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.”
“Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.”
“Life is God’s novel. Let him write it.”
“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
“Life is the game that must be played.”
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.”
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
“Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.”
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”
“Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.”
“The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly – that is what each of us is here for.”
“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”
“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”
“The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”
“The purpose of life is to fight maturity.”
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“We are always getting ready to live but never living.”
“We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.”
“When it comes to life the critical thing is, whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
“When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.”
“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die- whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.”
“You live but once; you might as well be amusing.”
“You need to find a way to live your life, that it doesn’t make a mockery of your values.”
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.”
There are many ways we can define a life as being successful.
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