Life Quotes - Page 259

We will therefore turn to the less ambitious question of what men themselves show by their behavior to be the purpose and intention of their lives. What do they demand of life and wish to achieve in it? The answer to this can hardly be in doubt. They strive for happiness; they want to become happy and to remain so. This endeavor has two sides, a positive and a negative aim. It aims, on the one hand, at an absence of pain and unpleasure, and, on the other, at the experiencing of strong feelings of pleasure. In its narrower sense the word 'happiness' only relates to the last. In conformity with this dichotomy in his aims, man's activity develops in two directions, according as it seeks to realize — in the main, or even exclusively — the one or the other of these aims.

If you want to live the life you've always wanted, you will have to change some things you've always avoided.

Dance away your density and celebrate your splendor.

Epicurus said you should live for pleasure - adding that nothing brings more pleasure than a little sun and a glass of water. It is on this principle that our conjugal existence has rested for three years, devoted to making love, reading, eating excellent meals, spending a few days in a nice hotel by the sea, visiting out friends (not very many, all without children), going to concerts and movies, sleeping, cultivating our garden.

You're born with the power of love, why you are looking for power of destruction?

You ought to give thanks to the Lord.

Dream with all of your mind.Work with all of your heart.Persevere with all of your strength.Succeed with all of your soul.

The loveliest of trees the cherry now is hung with bloom along the bough and stands about the woodland ride wearing white for Eastertide.

To soar with eagles all you need to do is believe that you can fly.

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

You are unique. You have different talents and abilities. You don’t have to always follow in the footsteps of others. And most important, you should always remind yourself that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing and have a responsibility to develop the talents you have been given.

All my life I have heard the term happiness thrown around like a buzzword as if it is something to be gained. As I have previously expressed, I do not view happiness as a tangible thing. To me happinesss is the elimination of accumulated darkness. Self-sustaining happiness comes from contentment of acceptance, compassion and sympathetic joy, qualities which cannot be developed like a muscle, but rather they must be actualized by the removal of fetters in the mind

Most people living in the world are confused about life.

I loved you with texture. You loved with a softness. Texture brought detail, softness brought folds. Folds brought creases and creases had secrets.

In life, most short cuts end up taking longer than taking the longer route.

Realize your purpose and carry it out boldly

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue what you want.

Moreover, we were to each other aspects of a dream unrealized. I emblemized the excitement of freedom, a life untethered by the confines of constructs. She illustrated a sense of belonging, of ongoing laughter in the face of those constructs, a true lifeline within the walking dead. We were standing in different places, yet the same, seeing within each other a sense of truth within the lies, a radiant light that illuminated the dark.

I used many times to touch my own chest and feel, under its asthmatic quiver, the engine of the heart and lungs and blood and feel amazed at what I sensed was the enormity of the power I possessed. Not magical power, but real power. The power simply to go on, the power to endure, that is power enough, but I felt I had also the power to create, to add, to delight, to amaze and to transform.

Turn obstacles into opportunities and problems into possibilities.

Blind barthimus used his mouth and his feet to affect what wasn't working in his life? What do you use to affect what's not working in your life? God is not interested in your perfection, He is interested in your participation. It is your participation that attracts the presence of God.

The Secret to saneful living is in the Key between these two worlds. In order to serve the higher ideal, one must revert to serving the Spark within all the multiplicities herein conceivable in the apparent world. The spark in itself is not contained for it encompasses both realities, that of the inner, and the apparent

Your moment is now. Claim it!

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common - this is my symphony.

Creativity is not just a job position or function but it is the attitude to life

the price you pay for opening your eyes is the easy life you can no longer have. but it becomes worth it.

If there is anything the devil will want to keep you from having, it is knowledge.

Man is dust. Rue is rain. Life is mud.

Often I didn’t think I was cut out for the way the world is, being born into a common culture and system I would never choose for myself.

She stampeed. “I am making him run late.”She gave a resolution of exact 60 seconds to herself to see if she can find her diamond necklace or else she would attend the party with out it.She suddenly turned, as if her memory shouted out loud- Its on the chest right there!To her bewilderment, he was standing just a few inches away holding a big mirror in hand.That perplexed her. Not Adam. Not even the fact that her neck was already hosting the necklace.But seeing herself that way, her very own self. As if, she was unapprehended she existed.Adam was expecting a smile on her face, and that she would touch the necklace and say- “Oh my foolish self” but she touched her face and said- “Oh my self...”That was foolish!

The world is a show and the show is a performance of the wealthy, the beautiful and the fortunate. The invulnerable, the matchless and the exclusive live a life like dazzling fish in a scintillating seascape behind glass. Everybody may admire them, but nobody can touch them. ( “Keeping up with the Joneses” )

Always look heavenward in any situation.Trust God to grant you the needed grace and strength to overcome the situation.

You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger.

Real popularity is taking the time to love others, reaching out, and never being afraid to be the first one dancing. REMEMBER THE GIRL IN PEARLS.

The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.

Be Yourself. An original is worth more than a copy

May you find the strength to courageously live through any situation.

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.

BRODIE:Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA.

It can only take a moment to waste the rest of your life.

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.

I guessed life was like that. You gained and you lost, and if you saved anything from the ruins, even if only a shred of self-respect, it was enough to take you through the next bit.

Enjoy youthful days.

There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it.

All religions are man-made God has not yet revealed himself beyond doubt to anybody.

Life will be empty without great stories to read.

When I listen and enjoy the deepest silence I hear the sound of universal love and lose myself completely.

Atheism, a religion dedicated to its own sense of smug superiority.

You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don't even know it.

Discover yourself, open up your gift, realize your potential and you will see your life changed

In life there are squares and there are circles, sometimes it's best to be an oblong

When you have nothing to lose you become the owner of everything.

While there is life, there is hope.

My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way

Find time to meditate and see how you can improve your life and achieve your goals

The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an “extra” that a person might grow into after he comes to faith. It is not simply a way to “enhance” your walk with the Lord. Until your heart has hit upon this pursuit, your “faith” cannot please God. It is not saving faith. Saving faith is the confidence that if you sell all you have and forsake all sinful pleasures, the hidden treasure of holy joy will satisfy your deepest desires. Saving faith is the heartfelt conviction not only that Christ is reliable, but also that He is desirable. It is the confidence that He will come through with His promises and that what He promises is more to be desired than all the world.

In the place of solitude, you are able to take advantage of time and bring forth children in the form of products.

We all go through hard times in life. It’s a part of being human and it's the reality we all have to deal with. There are times we forget how valuable we are and our purpose for the life we have been given. We must take joy every day in celebrating our blessings, so it’s something we can carry in our hearts during our life’s journey.

It is proved that those who have plans but do not record them, lose to those who have written plans