3,544 Quotes About Living

Thanks,” Johann finally said. “It’s the irony of war. Those who want to live, die. Those who want to die, live on.

So you thought you could shit and eat at the same time. How disgustingly convenient.

All great things are hidden and difficult to achieve. But once you figure it out, you will start to live.

Never had anyone said, "Listen. Life is short. Pretend your body is still in its twenties. Jump for the brass ring. Swing for those bleachers. Dive into the deep end of the pool. Act like a fool if you must, but at least *live*.

Living, there is no happiness in that. Living: carrying one’s painful self through the world.But being, being is happiness. Being: Becoming a fountain, a fountain on which the universe falls like warm rain.

The Coming of Wisdom with TimeThough leaves are many, the root is one,Through all the lying days of my youthI swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun;Now I may wither into the truth.

All last breathes happen for the first time.

Kiss your scars. Fall in love with them. They ought to serve as life-affirming reminders—a lingering trace of hope. The only reason we have these scars is because we survived and are still here.

Are you doing life or are you living?