3,544 Quotes About Living

Everyone you meet is a part of your journey, but not all of them are meant to stay in your life. Some people are just passing through to bring you gifts; either they're blessings or lessons.

If we throw blankets over our children's dreams, we darken their world and extinguish their desire to live.

When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.

Count your blessings, not your problems. Count your own blessings, not someone else's. Remember that jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.

People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!

You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.

Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.

The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.

If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.