Human Existence Quotes

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." "I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems ... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious." "Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more." "The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." "Being-in-the-world is the basic state of Dasein." "We only get to play this game one time. We have one life." "The chances of finding out what's really going on in the universe are so remote, the only thing to do is hang the sense of it and keep yourself occupied." "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being" "Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence" "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive" "The imagination is not a state it is the human existence itself" "We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives" "Our higher existential needs are what motivate us to spend our brief time on the planet in meaningful ways." "The art of living well and the art of dying well are one" "The entire life of man is a struggle in the dark" "Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time." "The average man does not know what to do with this life yet wants another one which will last forever" "As far as we can discern the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being" "In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival." "Without ethical values, our lives have no meaning. "