Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men. – Albert Einstein.
We must understand spiritual truths and apply them to our modern life. We must draw strength from the almost forgotten virtues of simplicity, humility, contemplation, and prayer. It requires a dedication beyond science, beyond self, but the rewards are great and it is our only hope. – Charles Lindbergh.
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it. – William James.
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Norman MacEwan.
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. – Omar N. Bradley.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. – Helen Keller.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. – Albert Schweitzer.
We are here to add what we can to, not what we can get from, life. – Sir William Osler.
DOne of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. – Dale Carnegie.
Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have. – William A. Ward.
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it. – Groucho Marx.
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. – Mother Teresa.
Excerpted from a compilation from Activated. Copyright © 2012 Activated