#son

A hard lesson had been learned--that man himself suffers most when his hand despoils the earth and robs it of its legitimate fruits. ↗

— Lois Lenski

#lesson-for-life #life

It is when we are confronted with...poignant reminders of mortality that we become most aware of the strangeness and wonder of our brief life on Earth. ↗

— Kathleen Basford

#life

When people grow old and look back on their lives, they don't regret what they did, they regret what they didn't do. ↗

— Joan Caraganis Jakobson

#life

...I no longer see the world and its works as they before appeared to me." - Elizabeth Frankenstein ↗

— Mary Shelley

#life

Entre más recordamos, más cerca estamos de la muerte. ↗

— Rafael Pérez Gay

#memory #philosophy #life

What's the rush? Recognise that with the time at our disposal, there is only a limited number of good books you can read, a few really good movies worth seeing, and a finite number of hours, days, years to enjoy them! ↗

— Ken Puddicombe

#life-lessons #life

Who are you if nobody knows your story? ↗

— Thisuri Wanniarachchi

#life #life-lessons-value-of-life-truth #living #soul #south-asia

Sometimes in this life, only one or two opportunities are put before us and we must seize them no matter the risk. ↗

— Andre Dubus III

#inspirational #lessons-in-life #life #motivational #opportunity

It occurred to the man that the biggest problem with this staid world was the overwhelming demand for conformity. Everything was so eerily definitive: assent to the mandates of society would see you on the rise, but dissent was a steady downward path. ↗

— Django Wylie

#life #life-lessons #puns #wordplay #life

In the end, those who demean others only disrespect themselves. ↗

— D.B. Harrop

#life-lessons #respecting-others #respecting-yourself #thoughts-on-life #life