Wisdom aboutLife

Reflections on the journey of life

The time is always right to do what is right.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.

Those who keep learning will keep rising in life.

Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.

The only source of knowledge is experience.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.