Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. George Orwell Happiness
I ask constantly of all men whether life may not be poetic as well as stupid? Ralph Waldo Emerson Life Stupidity
If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. Alexandre Dumas
He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men. Isaac Asimov
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. Buddha Man Spirituality Spirit
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. Aristotle
Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time. Miguel Angel Ruiz Life Dance Time People
To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means. Emanuel Swedenborg Religion Spirituality Soul
All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests. Nathaniel Hawthorne
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato
Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government. Aristotle Happiness
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. Albert Schweitzer Life Humanity Sacred
I think that anything that you do, any accomplishment that you make, you have to work for. And I've worked very hard in the last ten years of my life, definitely, and I can tell you that hard work pays off. It's not just a cliche. Cameron Diaz
There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad. Sophocles
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. Henry David Thoreau
Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd. David Lynch Humor
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain. Tony Robbins Life Success People
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson Truth Happiness