Wise sayings about life
1. “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
2. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
3. “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
4. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
5. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
6. “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”
7. “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”
Wise Sayings about living well
8. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
9. “You can never plan the future by the past.”
10. “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
11. “Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.”
12. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
13. “If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don’t tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don’t understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions.”
14. “I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.”
15. “This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
16. “Man is a mystery. It needs to be unraveled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.”
17. “Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.”
18. “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.”
19. “A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
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20. “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
21. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
22. “We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.”
23. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
24. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
25. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
26. “Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.”
27. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
28. “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.”
29. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
Quotes about Life
30. “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
31. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
32. “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.”
33. “I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.”
34. “You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
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35. “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
36. “Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.”
37. “No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.”
38. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
39. “People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
40. “A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.”
Wise sayings to help us learn
41. “On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows. In every rill a sweet instruction flows.”
42. “It’s not the load that weighs you down, its how you carry it.”
43. “The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.”
44. “People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”
45. “To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big
46. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
47. “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
48. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
49. “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
50. “Wise men make more opportunities than they find.”
51. “In order to be happy oneself, it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.”
52. “Everyone in life is going to hurt you; you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain.”
53. “A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”
54. “Forgiveness is the final form of love.”
55. “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
56. “No one ever finds life worth living – one has to make it worth living.”
57. “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
58. “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
59. “Life is much more fun if you live it in the spirit of play and collaboration, working with instead of against others.”
60. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
61. “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.”
62. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”
63. “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”
64. “I am not what happened to me; I am what I choose to become.”
65. “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”
Wise sayings and quotes to enlighten you
66. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
67. “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.”
68. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
69. “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
70. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”
71. “Life is a question and how we live it is our answer.”
72. “Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.”
73. “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
74. “Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”
75. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”
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Wise sayings about life that will move you
76. “Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.”
77. “Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.”
78. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
79. “Each of us experiences defeats in life. We can transform defeat into victory if we learn from life’s whippings.”
80. “When a thing is done, it’s done. Don’t look back. Look forward to your next objective.”
81. “If we manage ego wisely, we get the upside it delivers followed by strong returns.”
82. “Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
83. “Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so.”
84. “There are three constants in life…change, choice and principles.”
85. “…just because we feel a certain way doesn’t make that feeling a fact. It only means that we feel that way. We must learn to press past our feelings.”
Wise sayings about life to encourage you
86. “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard but must be felt with the heart.”
87. “I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.”
88. “There is no life as complete as the life that is lived by choice.”
89. “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.”
90. “Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”
91. “Life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us then speak the truth.”
92. “All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.”
93. “Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love.”
94. “Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience, and being persistent.”
95. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Wise sayings to brighten your day
96. “Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure – they can be turned into wisdom.”
97. “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”
98. “Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.”
99. “When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before.”
100. “Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.”
101. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
102. “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can let alone.”
103. “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
104. “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”
105. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
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Wise sayings to inspire success
106. “Life isn’t complicated if you don’t break your concentration on your true vision.”
107. “Wake up to realities! Real life is all about real things!”
108. “Life is like a roller coaster / you will have your ups and your downs / you just need to get over it.”
109. “Be smart, not impulsive!”
110. “Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge your imagination and then act on it.”
111. “It’s easier to be wise for others than for yourself.”
112. “Life is a lively process of becoming.”
113. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
114. “If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future.”
115. “The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
Wise sayings to elevate your thoughts
116. “Life is given to us / we earn it by giving it.”
117. “Never let anyone put you in chains.”
118. “Life is a divine adventure.”
119. “A wise person says well what he or she thinks, but is wary of himself or herself and what he or she says.”
120. “Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.”
121. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
122. “If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.”
123. “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”
124. “The circumstances surrounding your birth is not as important as the opportunity to live life.”
125. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
Quotes on living for others.
126. “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”
127. “The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.”
128. “Laughter is poison to fear.”
129. “I believe in only one thing, the power of human will.”
130. “Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!”
131. “Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected – that is essential.”
132. “I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.”
133. “The choice to make good choices is the best choice you can choose. Fail to make that choice and on most choices you will lose.”
134. “Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.”
135. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
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Wise sayings and words of advice
136. “Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, and stop caring about what others think.”
137. “Don’t do anything that you wouldn’t feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.”
138. “Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.”
139. “No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don’t have.”
140. “Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”
141. “I don’t agree that when you love, you are blind or fool. You just get wiser and see clearer what is best and of worth.”
142. “The wisest men follow their own direction. ”
143. “True beauty is measured by the number of pearls within you, not those around your neck.”
144. “Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.”
145. “Advantages never come free. You have to create it the way you want it!”
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Positive and wise sayings
146. “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
147. “In order to write about life first you must live it.”
148. “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
Quotes on Life and the Future
149. “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.”
150. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
151. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
152. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
153. “I like criticism. It makes you strong.”
154. “Happiness and freedom begin with one principle. Some things are within your control and some are not.”
155. “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”
Wise sayings to inspire you to success in life
156. “Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top.”
157. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
158. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
159. “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
160. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
161. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
162. “Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless.”
163. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
164. “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.”
165. “Keep looking up… that’s the secret of life.”
Wise sayings to make the most out of your life
166. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
167. “Which way you choose to see your life in the future depends on your attitude today.”
168. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?”
169. “We never have more than we can bear. The present hour we are always able to endure.”
170. “Each person must live their life as a model for others.”
171. “I not only use all the brains that I have but all that I can borrow.”
172. “Do not be wise in words be wise in deeds.”
173. “In simple manners all the secret lies. Be kind and virtuous, you’ll be blest and wise.”
174. “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
175. “Life often teaches us through our wrong turns and missed possibilities.”
More wise sayings about life
176. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.”
177. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
178. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
179. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
180. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
181. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”
182. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
183. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”
184. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.”
185. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
Wise quotes to help you through life’s challenges
186. “Lost time is never found again.”
187. “He that respects himself is safe from others.”
188. “He who has a way to live can bear almost any how.”
189. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into place.”
190. “Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
191. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.”
192. “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
193. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
194. “It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”
195. “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart.”
Wise sayings about success
196. “Success is a journey, not a destination.”
197. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.”
198. “Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.”
199. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.”
200. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
201. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.”
202. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
203. “You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.”
204. “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.”
205. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”
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206. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
207. “Get busy living or get busy dying.”
208. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
209. “Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”
210. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
211. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
212. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
213. “Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
214. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
215. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”