There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.
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There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.
Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity.
Don't sit and wait. Get out there, feel life. Touch the sun, and immerse in the sea.
Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is. Who wouldn't want this? This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.
I am going to enjoy life in Paris I know. It is so human and there is something noble in the city... It is a real city, old and fine and life plays in it for everybody to see.
Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.
Retiring and discovering that you no longer have enough energy to enjoy life and dying a few years out of sheer boredom.
Live now, believe me, wait not till tomorrow; Gather the roses of life today.
There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.
Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.
Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.
Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.
Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be.
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