Life Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about life.

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

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Arbitrary power constitutes a natural temptation for a prince, like wine or women for a young man, or bribery for a judge, or greed for the old, or vanity for a woman.

Tacitus

Tacitus

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For those who aspire to power, there is no middle ground between the summit and the precipice.

Tacitus

Tacitus

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Power obtained by wrongful means was never exercised for good purposes.

Tacitus

Tacitus

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A honorable death is better than a shameful life.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

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If you cry because you've lost the sun, the tears won't let you see the stars.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

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Turn a tree into firewood and it can burn for you, but it will no longer produce flowers or fruits.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

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I slept..., I slept and dreamt that life was nothing but joy. I woke up and saw that life was nothing but service... and service was joy.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

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I am thankful not to be one of the wheels of power, but one of the creatures that are crushed by them.