#life

We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? ↗

— Milan Kundera

#life

We profit little by books we do not enjoy. ↗

— John Lubbock

#reading #life

There are no free lunches in philosophy any more than in real life. ↗

— Jaegwon Kim

#life

Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected politician would wish to make permanent enemies by trampling upon others' interests]. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#life

If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter. ↗

— Hokusai Katsushika

#life

Everything you do in life use percentage as your god. ↗

— Mario Puzo

#risks #life

Life is like a prison. To survive it is through self-healing and absolute dignity. ↗

— Izad

#inspirational

I knew from the start that I loved her and knew, as well, that I would never fall back from that love, never try, never want to. ↗