Life Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about life.

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

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We can know little of the future, but enough to realize that there is much to be done.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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When I was younger, I could remember everything, whether it had happened or not.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Every man is like the Moon: with a dark side that he doesn't show to anyone.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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And so the world goes. There are times when I sincerely wish that Noah and his entourage had missed the boat.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Man is the only animal that eats without being hungry, drinks without being thirsty, and speaks without having anything to say.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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If the truth is our most precious treasure, we would do well to economize it.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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It's better to be a young bumblebee than an old bird of paradise.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Let's consider that we are all crazy, that would explain how we are and solve many mysteries.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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There is nothing sadder than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Desires are had, not asked for. What is asked for is the object of desire.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Fate, chance, and the gods do not usually send great envoys on white horses, nor in the czar's mail. Fate, in all its forms, always uses humble messengers.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Life is not noble, nor good, nor sacred, and I find nothing to respect or venerate in heaven or on earth... but thanks to this son born and lost, there will always be for me, in the purest of light, a sacred being, a creature of gold.