Life Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about life.

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

View Author

Only during difficult times is when people come to understand how difficult it is to own their feelings and thoughts.

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

View Author

I hate reality, but it's the only place where you can eat a good steak.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

View Author

The man who aims to see everything clearly before deciding never decides.

Anonymous

Anonymous

View Author

The one who is able to master themselves enough to smile in the midst of their greatest difficulties, is the one who has attained the wisdom of life.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

View Author

When a good man is hurt, everyone who considers themselves good must suffer with him.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

View Author

The greatest wisdom is to have dreams big enough not to lose sight of them while pursuing them.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

View Author

What is considered blindness of fate is actually one's own myopia.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

View Author

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One might think that misfortune will eventually tire of striking, but then it is time that becomes our misfortune.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

View Author

Clocks kill time. Time is dead as long as it is being marked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

View Author

We all fail to achieve our dreams of perfection, so we grade ourselves based on our splendid failure in trying to achieve the impossible.

Frederick II

Frederick II

View Author

Anyone can have knowledge, but the art of thinking is nature's rarest gift.

Frederick II

Frederick II

View Author

No situation is so serious that it cannot get worse.