Short Famous Quotes About Life…and other important stuff

Some short, famous quotes have the ability to say big things. With few words. 

It may be the author’s life experience or some unique wisdom they can share – that gives their words so much power.

Or it may be their unique ability to speak common sense…. yet still make it sound so profound?

Or perhaps, they have just played on words in a clever way?

Whatever it might be, it simply works!

Here is a collection of 20 short and famous quotes on life in general. All of them short and to the point!

Short Famous Quotes About Life

 

1.

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” Napoleon Hill

 

2.

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw

 

3.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman

 

4.

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” Aristotle

 

5.

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” Soren Kierkegaard

 

6.

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin

 

7.

“There is nothing permanent except change.” Heraclitus

 

8.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas A. Edison

 

9.

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain

 

10.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” Maya Angelou

 

11.

“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” George Orwell

 

12.

“The true success is the person who invented himself.” Al Goldstein

 

13.

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

14.

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci

 

15.

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Confucius

 

16.

“Where there is love there is life.” Mahatma Gandhi

 

17.

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates

 

18.

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” Thomas Jefferson

 

19.

“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” Desmond Tutu

 

20.

“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” Tony Robbins

 

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