Quotes about Life
To every man his little cross. (He sighs.) Till he dies. (Afterthought.) And is forgotten.
— Samuel Beckett
That passed the time. It would have passed in any case. Yes, but not so rapidly.
— Samuel Beckett
Nothing to be done. I'm beginning to come round to that opinion.
— Samuel Beckett
In me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on.
— Samuel Beckett
If I was dead, I wouldn't know I was dead. That's the only thing I have against death. I want to enjoy my death.
— Samuel Beckett
They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
— Samuel Beckett
The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends.
— Samuel Johnson
Lawyers know life practically. A bookish man should always have them to converse with.
— Samuel Johnson
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
— Samuel Johnson
For we that live to please must please to live.
— Samuel Johnson
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
— Samuel Johnson
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence.
— Samuel Johnson