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Samuel Butler Quote: “Is life worth living? This is…”

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

October 26, 2021 1835, British, December 4, Quotes by Poets, Samuel Butler

Lord Byron Quote: “There are four questions of value…”

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

October 18, 2021 1788, British, January 22, Lord Byron, Quotes by Poets

Maya Angelou Quote: “Living in a state of terror…”

Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years.

October 16, 2021 1928, American, April 4, Maya Angelou, Quotes by Poets

Pietro Aretino Quote: “I am a free man. I…”

I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.

October 13, 2021 1492, April 20, Italian, Pietro Aretino, Quotes by Poets

Nazim Hikmet Quote: “Living is no laughing matter: you…”

Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example – I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation.

October 13, 2021 1901, Nazim Hikmet, November 20, Quotes by Poets, Turkish

Ezra Taft Benson Quote: “Are you honest with the Lord…”

Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.

October 13, 2021 1899, American, August 4, Ezra Taft Benson, Quotes by Leaders

Soren Kierkegaard Quote: “Trouble is the common denominator of…”

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

October 5, 2021 1813, Danish, May 5, Quotes by Philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “When you have a child, your…”

When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else’s. It’s like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn’t know was there, full of treasure and light.

October 1, 2021 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Socrates Quote: “It is not living that matters…”

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

September 26, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quote: “Christianity is not a theory or…”

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

September 19, 2021 1772, English, October 21, Quotes by Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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