Life Quotes and Sayings to Live By

Life is not a destination, it's a journey, so enjoy the ride. How many times have you heard this saying yet never quite realized the depth of it? Well, in today's life, we are so busy trying to earn money, live a comfortable life, buy a car, etc. that let alone stopping to smell the roses, we don't even have the time to look at them.

Well, there is a lot more to life and the sayings tell us what it means to live life to the fullest. So, read these quotes to live by and feel alive again!

"Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule." - Samuel Butler

"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind." - Henri Frederic Amiel

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others." - Peace Pilgrim

"The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart." - Viscount Morley

"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." - Hans Christian Anderson

"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else." - Will Rogers

"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot!" - Ashleigh Brilliant

"I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it." - Charles Schulz

"It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others." - Anonymous

"I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it." - Jack Handey

"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein

"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans." - Woody Allen.

"However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts." - Henry David Thoreau

"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." - Rabbi Harold Kushner

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose." - Robert Byrne

"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." - Lillian Dickson

"Be yourself - everyone else is taken." - Anonymous

"The cost of living is going up, and the chance of living is going down." - Flip Wilson

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'." - Erma Bombeck

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction." - Saint Exupery

"Count your age with friends but not with years." - Anonymous

"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone." - Reba McEntire

"Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth." - Martin H. Fischer

"The world is a grindstone and life is your nose." - Fred Allen

At the end of the day, if you've decided to live life to the fullest, then you don't really need quotes to live by - a determined heart along with some grit and wisdom is all that's required.