Art is the proper task of life.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.
If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit.
To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.
The purpose of life is the life of purpose.
I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.
In the face of such hopelessness as our eventual, unavoidable death, there is little sense in not at least trying to accomplish all of your wildest dreams in life.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
In the end, we’ll all become stories.
Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.
The meaning of life is to live a meaningful life.
The meaning of life is to see.
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
There are essentially two questions in life – a spiritual question and a material question. The spiritual question is ‘Who am I?’ The material question is ‘What am I to do with my life?’ One leads to the other.
Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have – and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of life.
It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.