Sayings about Life

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
               - Confucius

One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
                 - Eleanor Roosevelt

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
                  - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow."
                   - Mary Anne Radmacher

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.
                     - Helen Keller

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
                   - Helen Keller

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
               - Carl Jung

Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Nothing happens unless first a dream.
- Carl Sandburg

I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.
               - Rabindranath Tagore

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
                - Mahatma Gandhi

Begin each day as if it were on purpose.
                 - Mary Anne Radmacher

…when the task is accomplished,
the people will say
"We have done it ourselves."
                   - Lao Tzu

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
                     - Oprah Winfrey