Brevity is beautiful.
Let’s not waste any time. Here is a collection of our favorite short life quotes that will inspire you to live your life like the great human you are.
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“I don’t want to earn my living; I want to live. -Oscar Wilde
“Live for yourself.-Unknown
“Work hard. Dream big.-Unknown
“What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be. -Unknown
“Life is short. Live passionately.-Unknown
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. -Anais Nin
“Life is a one time offer, use it well.-Unknown
“Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards. -Kierkegaard
“The trouble is you think you have time. - Buddha
“So it goes. -Kurt Vonnegut
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. -Voltaire
“Whatever you are, be a good one.-Abraham Lincoln
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. -Buddha
“Everything happens for a reason.-Unknown
“Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Unknown
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. -Lou Holtz
“Youth is counted sweetest by those who are no longer young. -John Green
“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. -Colette
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time. -Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
“Love the life you live, and live the life you love. -Bob Marley
“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. -Isaac Asimov
“Live each day as if it’s your last.-Unknown
“A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. -John Barrymore
“Try and fail, but never fail to try. - Jared Leto
“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it. -Ernest Holmes
“Life is wasted on the living. -Douglas Adams
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. -Albert Einstein
“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead. -Anonymous
“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. - Mark Twain
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.-Bruce Lee