Quotes about Life
Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Like apes, we breed, sleep, and die. Yet like God we say, "I am." We are ontological oxymorons.
— Peter Kreeft
Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.
— Ernest Hemingway
A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.
— Philip Yancey
The saddest of all tragedies - the wasted life
— Aristotle
All I want to do now is look at life. You may come and look at it with me, if you care to.
— Oscar Wilde
Nothing is more futile than looking for meaning in things that have none.
— Marty Rubin
If you live long enough, you see the same eyes in different people.
— Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Life itself is a rickety building
— William Golding
I think of mythology as the homeland of the muses, the inspirers of art, the inspirers of poetry. To see life as a poem and yourself participating in a poem is what the myth does for you.
— Joseph Campbell
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realize
— Oscar Wilde
Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
— Audre Lorde