By Maxime Lagacé
Maxime is the founder and chief editor of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm, peaceful and powerful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
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I’ve spent 10,000+ hours researching the best quotes since 2004.
The topics?
- Happiness
- Wisdom
- Peace
- Life
- And many more
But only a few of these quotes were truly amazing.
The result?
83 life quotes that will transform your life (updated for 2023).
You’ll discover quotes by Buddha, Bruce Lee, Thoreau, Picasso, Einstein, Seneca, etc.
Enjoy!
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top. Maxime Lagacé
Meaning: You will find meaning in life by doing what YOU think is important, not what others say.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Bruce Lee
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Forrest Gump
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca
A happy life consists in the tranquility of mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. Albert Camus
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Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it. Naval Ravikant
Meaning: Society tells you most things are important in your life, but they are not. And only a handful are vital to the “good life.” Focus on them.
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam
My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless. Maxime Lagacé
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius
Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James
Life is a book you write, not a movie you watch. Maxime Lagacé
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Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. Charles Bukowski
Meaning: Be a little adventurous. Take little risks. Try something new. Spice up your life.
Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love. Maxime Lagacé
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live. Naval Ravikant
You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching. William W. Purkey
Your goal in life is to find out the people who need you the most, to find out the business that needs you the most, to find the project and the art that needs you the most. There is something out there just for you. Naval Ravikant
I tell you, in this world being a little crazy helps to keep you sane. Zsa Zsa Gabor
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You are not what you want to be. You are what you do daily. Maxime Lagacé
Meaning: Having goals and dreams is fine. But you need consistent action each day to have an impact and make a change in your life.
Life gets better when you stop caring about everything. Maxime Lagacé
The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. Helen Mirren
The cost for the good life is giving up comfort. Maxime Lagacé
The first step to life is to try. The second is to learn. The third is to share. Maxime Lagacé
The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. St. Augustine
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Albert Einstein
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. Henry David Thoreau
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
Life is from the inside out. When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside. Kamal Ravikant
Meaning: Everything you want in life: happiness, success, and connection, starts with self-understanding.
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Keep looking up… that’s the secret of life. Snoopy
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George S. Patton
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
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Life is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde
Meaning: This life is precious, mysterious, and the only one you have. Accept it as it is. Say “yes” to life. Be happy now.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Martin Luther King Jr
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey
Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you. Michelle Obama
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If life is a video game, the graphics are great, but the plot is confusing and the tutorial is way too long. Elon Musk
I’m always doing things I can’t do. That’s how I get to do them. Pablo Picasso
The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive. Indira Gandhi
No one can compete with you on being you. Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most. Naval Ravikant
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. Rose Kennedy
Meaning: At the end of your life, you’ll remember one thing: the moments you’ve spent with the people you love. So cherish those. Create more moments.
Your life becomes meaningful in precise proportion to the depths of the responsibility you are willing to shoulder. Jordan Peterson
Cut yourself off from the past and the future and live in the present, and your life becomes a song and a dance. Osho
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. Alfred Adler
Life is sweeter when you have an attitude of gratitude. Dolly Parton (Source)
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples. Mother Teresa
Challenges, failures, defeats and ultimately, progress, are what make your life worthwhile. Maxime Lagacé
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Think new thoughts and you will change your mind. Change your mind and you will change your life. Maxime Lagacé
Meaning: A confused mind leads to a confused life. A happy mind leads to a happy life. So choose your thoughts wisely. And watch your life change.
Be willing to sacrifice what you think you have today for the life that you want tomorrow. Neil Strauss
The more silence you have in your life, the louder your work can be. Maxime Lagacé
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. Neil Gaiman
Your best life will not be found in comfort. It will be found in fighting for what you believe in. Maxime Lagacé
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. Rick Riordan
The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James
Life is not a competition. It’s not about winning or losing. Life is about all the fun we have before it ends. Simon Sinek (Source)
Life is a question and how we live it is our answer. Gary Keller
Meaning: Ultimately, your life comes down to the choices you make. If you want a better life, make better choices.
Life is not accumulation, it’s about contribution. Stephen R. Covey
Life is a tree. Your mind is the roots and who you become is the fruits. Maxime Lagacé
The only way out is through. Robert Frost
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Annette Funicello
The ego wants comfort and certainty. The soul wants to live fully. Maxime Lagacé
Stop seeking today. You have all it takes to live a good life. You have your mind. Maxime Lagacé
Be pleasantly surprised by everything that happens. Life is more fun that way. Lex Fridman
Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. Jim Carrey
Conclusion
A secret to life: Know that none of this matters, and yet… live as if every single moment does. Kamal Ravikant
Meaning: We must keep one simple thing in mind: we will not live forever. So give everything you have while you can. Life is short.
Key Takeaways
- Life is short, precious, and beautiful. Don’t waste it on petty things.
- Life is also hard, unfair, and sometimes incomprehensible. Don’t overthink it. Move forward.
- You don’t control most things that happen in your life. Focus on your attitude and your effort.
- Most things will seem urgent and important. Remember: most are not. Relax.
- Life gets better when you surround yourself with positive people.
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I hope you appreciated these great quotes about life.
And remember: the “good life” is not about comfort and being busy. It’s about being healthy, peaceful, and well-surrounded.
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Zhuangzi
«Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.»
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William Osler
«We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.»
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William Hazlitt
«The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.»
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Wayne Dyer
«If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.»
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Vincent Van Gogh
«For the great doesn’t happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together.»
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Vince Lombardi
«Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.»
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Vernon Howard
«You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.»
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T.S. Eliot
«To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.»
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Sydney J. Harris
«When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?'»
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Søren Kierkegaard
«Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.»
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Sai Baba
«Life is a song — sing it. Life is a game — play it. Life is a challenge — meet it. Life is a dream — realize it. Life is a sacrifice — offer it. Life is love — enjoy.»
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Roy T. Bennett
«Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.»
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Roy. T. Bennett
«Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.»
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Robert Louis Stevenson
«Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.»
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Robert Frost
«In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.»
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Rick Riordan
«If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.»
Contributing Writer
Caroline is a writer and editor with almost a decade of experience. From 2015 to 2019, she held various editorial positions at Good Housekeeping, including as health editor, covering nutrition, fitness, wellness, and other lifestyle news. She’s a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism and dreams of the day Northwestern will go back to the Rose Bowl.
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Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.
Let these famous quotes about life be ones that encourage you and give you insight and wisdom from famous people about life.
- Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don’t waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.Charles Swindoll
Quotes about Love and Life - No one ever finds life worth living – one has to make it worth living. Winston Churchill
Inspirational Quotes about Life - Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.Les Brown
Accountability - My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.Maya Angelou
Inspirational - Life is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning. Bruce Lee
Teacher
Life is constantly teaching us! Every experience is a learning opportunity! - I don’t ever want you to settle for another average day in your life. Eric Thomas
Amazing - The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. William Shakespeare
Purpose
Each one of us has a unique gift – a strength – that enables us to help others! - My life is one indivisible whole, and all my activities run into one another, and they all have their rise in my insatiable love of mankind. Gandhi
Love
- We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. Confucius
Funny - If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn
Life Goals - Life isn’t meant to be easy. It’s hard to take being on the top – or on the bottom. Richard Nixon
Inspirational Quotes about Life and Struggles - He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
Quotes about Taking Risks - You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky
Taking Chances
This famous quote about life from Wayne Gretzky is one we all need to remember. In life, we need to take risks, take a chance and just go for it. - I don’t really ever live my life in fear. I really live my life in gratitude and feeling positive for the most part. Elllen DeGeneres
Gratitude - And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. Michelle Obama
Positive Quotes for Work
There is no such thing as a get rich quick – you need to work and be dedicated to your life goals to achieve them! - Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born. George Bernard Shaw
Baby - One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. Josh Billings
Quotes That Make You Smile - Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact. That is – everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you.Steve Jobs
Smart - The Christian life is the practice of living in what God has done and is doing. We want to know the origins of things so that we can live out of our origins. We don’t want our lives to be tacked on to something peripheral. We want to live origin-ally, not derivatively.Eugene Peterson
Christian Quotes about Life - Life is beauty, admire it. Mother Theresa, Life Is
Life is Beautiful - Prayer exercises your willpower and gives God authority to work in your life.Max Lucado, The Greatest Gift
Prayer - There are no guarantees, no infallible guards against danger and disease, no positive security. Our objective should be to live, really live, all the days of our lives, through joys, disasters, threats, sunshine and storms. Wilfred Peterson
Live Life Quotes - “I want to focus on God’s grace and give thanks for all the good things in my life. I don’t want to focus on what I don’t have.” Joyce Meyers
Thanksgiving
We all have good in our life – stay focused on the good and give the bad to God! - “The best things in life are yours, if you can appreciate them.”Dale Carnegie
Words of Encouragement - The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. Seneca
Quote of The Day - We get so preoccupied with our own things that we forget that people are the priority in life. Rick Warren
Famous
Material things are not the important things in life! - Without work, all life goes rotten, but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. Albert Camus
Work - God wants to bless you in such a way that people notice. He wants to show out in your life. Joel Osteen
God - Life is life to everybody. We must eat, breathe, sleep, exercise, bathe, dress, and lace our shoes. We must be decent to folks, agreeable to friends, talk when we should, and be silent when we ought.” Elbert Hubbard, A Treasury of Insights, Inspirations, and Provocations
Poems about Life - And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people’s skins – indispensable abilities for an actress.” Lucille Ball
Life and Struggles - “There’s no way to know how many people your life will influence. You don’t know who is watching, listening, or learning from you.” Charles Stanley
Influence - If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life. Michael Jordan
Cute Life Quotes - Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful. Dalai Lama
Meaningful - You see, success doesn’t just suddenly occur one day. For that matter, neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. John C. Maxwell, JumpStart Your Priorities
Success
Wise words from John Maxwell – what we do each day determines our success or our failure! - “Life is much more fun if you live it in the spirit of play and collaboration, working with instead of against others.”Wally Amos
Teamwork - As a rule, there is more genuine satisfaction, a truer life, and more obtained from life in the humble cottages of the poor than in the palaces of the rich. Andrew Carnegie, The Gospel of Wealth
Wealth - “Be enthusiastic every day to keep your dreams alive in spite of whatever problems you have. Work hard for your dreams to come true, to become reality.” Jimmy V
Dream - I also remember the moment my life changed, the moment I finally said, ”I’ve had it! I know I’m much more than I’m demonstrating mentally, emotionally, and physically in my life’.’ I made a decision in that moment which was to alter my life forever. I decided to change virtually every aspect of my life. I decided I would never again settle for less than I can be. Anthony Robbins
Life Changing - “Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.” Leo F. Buscaglia
Time - “. . . Richard Branson struggled through life as a kid and how he experienced failures but didn’t let it faze him. His story is something anyone can learn life lessons from.” Norbert Richards, Richard Branson Unofficial
Life Lessons - “The thought of the future life with its prerogatives and joys helps to make the trials of the present seem light and transient.” Billy Graham, Day by Day
Future - Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J.K. Rowling
Motivational Quotes about Life
Through difficult and challenging times this quote from the author, J. K. Rowling, is a great one to inspire us! - I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. Albert Einstein
Creativity - Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children’s approach to life. Walt Disney
Funny Quotes about Life - “Successful living does not mean accumulating material things, it means inner peace of mind; it means that gift of being able to adjust oneself to everyone else; it also means that all your needs for daily living will be taken care of by God.” Albert E. Cliffe, Let Go and Let God
Inner Peace - “My life is too short, and God’s work is too great for me to think of making a home for myself in this world.”George Eliot
Great Quotes about Life - “All life is an experiment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daily Motivation - How ironic that what enables us to grow and experience true joy in life is the very thing most people spend most of their lives trying to avoid. A life of convenience and comfort and pleasure is the path of least resistance and contributes nothing.Stephen R. Covey
Joy - Of life’s two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer’s hand. already on truth Kahlil Gibran
Truth - Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life. John Ruskin
Not Perfect - Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. Edgar Allan Poe
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