Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Carlyle, Thomas
Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character. Butler, Samuel
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends – it gives a lovely light! Millay, Edna Saint Vincent
My trade and art is to live. Montaigne, Michel De
Never rail at the world, it is just as we make it,- We see not the flower if we sow not the seed; And as for ill-luck, why, it’s just as we take it,- The heart that’s in earnest no bars can impede. Swain, Charles
No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it. Seneca
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy. Cicero
Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation. Thurber, James
So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living. Howe, Edgar Watson
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. Hazlitt, William
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. Mencken, H.L.
The experience of life consists of the experience which the spirit has of itself in matter and as matter, in mind and as mind, in emotion, as emotion, etc. Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat
