There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world – its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. - Anne Rice
Living a meaningful life is not a popularity contest. If what you’re saying is always getting applause, you’re probably not yet doing the right stuff. - Marianne Williamson
No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour. - Eleanor Roosevelt
You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing. - Henry Louis Mencken
Life is like a flute. It may have many holes and emptiness but if you work on it carefully, it can play magical melodies. - Unknown
Live quietly in the moment and see that beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself. - Paramahansa Yogananda
When you feel life is tough, take a trip around a nearby hospital and all your worries will start looking smaller. - Ram Mohan
We must be willing to relinquish the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell
We become happier, much happier, when we realize life is an opportunity rather than an obligation. - Mary Augustine
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. - Marcus Aurelius
Life is a journey that must be travelled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. - Oliver Goldsmith
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The Mystery of Life - a collection of quotes on and pertaining to life.
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