Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
-Charlie Chaplin
Quotations
Life
Life is like a 1,000 page book. You want to quit halfway through, but then you realise you have a lot left to look forward to.
-Anonymous "Anonymous"
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
-Edgar Allan Poe
Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit…
-Khalil Gibran " Kahlil Gibran"
It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.
-Elizabeth Gilbert
"Eat, Pray, Love"
There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.
-Fernando Pessoa
"The Book of Disquiet"
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
-George Bernard Shaw
Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
-Khalil Gibran
If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
-John Irving
"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
The whole life of man is self-expression… We suffer if we do not express ourselves.
-Anonymous "Perfect Liberty Kyodan"
