Life Quotes - Page 210

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and opens ways for better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it and shows there are still more pages possible.

Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is started, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act, but I went at it and did what I thought fit. I have often reproached myself for my want of principle.

The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God ... Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it.

why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.

I don't dwell on my age. It might limit what I can do. As long as I have my mind and health, it's just a number.

Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce.

Such is Life [Executed by hanging.]

Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love...the smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.

Movement is life; without movement life is unthinkable.

Find out what you like and what you hate about life. Start doing more of what you love, less of what you hate.

One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once.

Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.

What we have to remember is that we can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over.

Only a few things are really important.

Long life is denied us; therefore let us do something to show that we have lived.

All human life at every stage of its development is worthy of protection.

People do peculiar things in life and they do for whatever reason but I think one of the greatest crimes in life is when you lie.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.