Life Philosophy Quotes

"My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace." "I have a little belief that success is never unrelenting. And if success is what we chase – then neither are we." "The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation." "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." "Love and work... work and love, that's all there is." "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young." "I’m not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk." "Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided." "When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly? Life moves ver" "A life without cause is a life without effect." "After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn’t bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it’s a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it’s sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we’re doing the right thing." "Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time." "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." "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying." "Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it." "Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing." "Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." "The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom." "Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?"