#life

Don't take life so serious. It ain't nohow permanent. ↗

— Walt Kelly

#humanist #life

What doesn't quicken dies. That's an indisputable truth of life. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#life #quicken #truth #life

Worthy character is best forged from a life of consistent, correct choices centered in the teachings of the Master. ↗

— Richard G. Scott

#god #life

The most fundamental tragedy of my life is that the ones who I see do not exist and the one who exists I do not see. ↗

— Kedar Joshi

#life #tragedy #life

Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the life and works of Rizal today, from the elementary to the university levels, it is accepted that the 'Noli me Tangere' and 'El Filibusterismo' are highly regarded but seldom read (if not totally ignored). Therefore one asks, how can unread novels exert any influence? ↗

— Ambeth R. Ocampo

#philippines #rizal #life

People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. ↗

— George Eliot

#neighbors #life

I don't think playing it safe constitutes a retreat, necessarily. In other words, I don't think if, by playing safe he means we are not going to delve into controversy, then if that's what he means he's quite right. I'm not going to delve into controversy. Somebody asked me the other day if this means that I'm going to be a meek conformist, and my answer is no. I'm just acting the role of a tired non-conformist. ↗

— Rod Serling

#writing-life #life

Strive each day to make your life purer, richer, and more luminous. You will subtly and imperceptibly lead all of creation heavenward. ↗

— Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

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Tyrants have only one problem in life. They simply just wanna rule everything. ↗

— Toba Beta

#life #problem #rule #simply #tyrants

Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy. ↗

— Rick Riordan

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