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Quotes for life

Life alone is not enough, said the butterfly,
sunshine, freedom and
a small flower one must also have.
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
dänischer Schriftsteller

Always hold on to the present.
Every state, every moment, is of infinite value,
for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

Many small things lead to perfection,
but perfection is not a small thing.
Henry Royce
Britischer Techniker und Erfinder

Nothing can strengthen a person more
than the trust that is placed in him.
Adolf von Harnack Deutscher Theologe

Most people make happiness a condition.
But happiness only comes
when you don’t impose conditions.
Artur Rubinstein – Polnischer Pianist

Who knows how to shape his life
in order to be happy
only has to find the courage to live it.
John Irving – amerikanischer Schriftsteller

Experience is made to measure.
They only fit the person who makes them.
Carlo Levi – ital. Schriftsteller, Maler, Politiker

For the optimist,
life is not a problem,
it is the solution.
Marcel Pagnol – franz. Schriftsteller

Thinking is the work of the intellect,
dreaming is its pleasure.
Victor Hugo – franz. Schriftsteller

The light at the end of the tunnel
can also be an oncoming train.
Gregor Gysi – dt. Politiker

Whoever only works
eludes the adventure of life.
Armin Müller-Stahl – dt. Schauspieler

Only the calm within ourselves
allows us to drift carefree to new shores.
Adalbert Stifter – österreichischer Schriftsteller (1805-1868)

Language doesn’t always need words.
franz. Politiker (1916-1996)

Only those who live the moment
live for the future.
Heinrich von Kleist – dt. Dramatiker (1777-1811)

Hope is the conflict
between love of life and experience.
Gabriel Laub – polnisch-jüdischer Satiriker (1928-1998)

Everybody’s as honest
as they can afford it.
Bernie Ecclestone – engl. Formel-1-Chef

Jealousy is a passion that seeks
with jealousy what creates suffering.
Friedrich  Schleiermacher – evangelischer Theologe (1768-1834)

Don’t let it get you down,
be cheeky and wild and wonderful.
Astrid Lindgren – schwedische Schriftstellerin (1907-2002)

You can tell whether a person is wise by his answers.
You can tell whether a person is wise by his questions.
Nagib Machfus – ägyptischer Schriftsteller (1911-2006)

Lovers give each other
meaning through the meaning
they have for each other.
Richard David Precht – deutscher Philosoph

A whole misfortune
does not annoy us so much
as a luck arrived only to the half.
Karl Gutzkow – deutscher Schriftsteller (1811-1878)

When you’re on the brink of an abyss,
regress is progress.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser – österreichischer Künstler

Humor is the unity
of wit and love.
William Makepeace Thackeray – engl. Schriftsteller (1811-1863)

Youth would be a wonderful time
if it came later in life.
Charlie Chaplin – engl. Komiker (1889-1977)

Only the love of truth
creates miracles.
Johannes Kepler – deutscher Universalgelehrter (1571-1630)

Too much trust is often stupidity,
too much mistrust is always misfortune.
Johann Nestroy – österreichischer Dramatiker (1801-1862)

It is not important to go
through the wall with your head,
but to find the door with your eyes.
Werner von Siemens – deutscher Erfinder (1816-1892)

He who has no power to dream
has no power to live..
Ernst Toller – dt. Schriftsteller (1893-1939)

Routine is always the enemy of precision. 
Ulrich Wickert – dt. Journalist

I thought it was an adventure,
but in reality it was life.
Joseph Conrad – engl. Schriftsteller (1857-1924)