We all cherish and enjoy very different things, we all have different backgrounds and have chosen different paths in life, but there is one mutual experience that unites us all, even all of our ancestors and the generations to come - the experience of living and sharing our planet with each other. In times when living in the present may seem like a struggle, remembering what a profound blessing being and experiencing life in all of its various aspects is can lift your spirits. Especially so when it's accompanied by beautiful words about the wonders of life uttered by some of the greatest minds of the past and present. Here are 17 beautiful life quotations that we hope you will cherish just as much as we do.
1. "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West
2. "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton
3. "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." - Soren Kierkegaard
4. "The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything." - Frank Sinatra
5. "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things." - Albert Einstein
6. "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor." - Eleanor Roosevelt
7. "Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated." - Confucius
8. "Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas A. Edison
9. "Turn your wounds into wisdom." - Oprah Winfrey
10. "Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." - Mark Twain
11. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
12. "My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get." - Forrest Gump
13. "Life is a flower of which love is the honey." - Victor Hugo
14. "In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on." - Robert Frost
15. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln
16. "Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." - Buddha
17. "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi
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