Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.
-Oscar Wilde
Quotations
Life
Learning is retained through putting into practice; family prestige is maintained through good behavior; a respectable person is recognised by his excellent qualities; and anger is seen in the eyes.
-Chanakya "Chanakya"
This is how the entire course of a life can be changed : By doing nothing.
-Ian McEwan
"On Chesil Beach"
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
-Henry David Thoreau
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
-Ambrose Bierce
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
-Marcus Aurelius
Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.
-Paulo Coelho
"Brida"
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, Wow! What a Ride!
-Hunter S. Thompson
He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
-Garth Stein
"The Art of Racing in the Rain"
For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth.
-Proverbs "Sanskrit Proverb"
