Quotations of the wise

Life 人生

The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. British Historian, Isaac Disraeli

When love rules, there is no will power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is shadow of the other. Carl Jung, Swiss Psychiatrist

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Russell, British philosopher and mathematician

Life is the arts of drawing suficient conclusion from insufficient premises. Samuel Butler, British poet, satirist

Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. Lubbock, british banker, scientist and writer

Life is a jest; and all things shown it. I thought so once; but now I know it. John Gay, british playwright, poet

The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel the rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments. Gustave Flaubert, french novelist

Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life. Goethe, german poet, dramatist, novelist

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. Thales, ancient greece philosopher

Complacency, conceit, and credulity are three big submerged reefs in one's life. Balzac, french novelist

One of the most important things in the world is to know oneself. Therefore occasional isolation and meditation are necessary for him. Nansen, norwegian polar explorer

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Jung, swiss psychiatrist

Every man have a good and bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long. Burton, british clergyman, scholar

Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Butler, british poet, satirist

In life it is more necessary to lose than to gain. A seed will only germinate if it dies. Pasternak, russian poet, novelist, translator

You are not poor just becasue your dreams did not come true; really poor is only he who never dreamt. Eschenbach, austrian novelist

It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on your memory alone, scarcely even in acts of pure memory, but to bring the past for judgment into the thousand-eyed present, and live ever in a new day. Emerson, american thinker and writer

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. Laurence, british author

All the world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. Shakespeare, british dramatist

No man is useless in the world who lightens the burden of someone else. Dickens, british novelist

The proper function of man is to live, but not to exist. London, american writer

Life means progress, and progress means suffering. Van Loon, dutch-born us historian, journalist and lecturer

I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty. Byron, british poet

智者的智慧和时代的经验可以通过引用来保存。英国历史学家艾萨克·迪斯雷利

当爱统治时，就没有意志力;力量占优势的地方，就缺少爱。一个是另一个的影子。瑞士精神病学家荣格

美好的生活是由爱所激励，由知识所引导。英国哲学家、数学家罗素

生活是一种艺术，要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。英国诗人、讽刺作家勃特勒。s

衡量生命的尺度是思想和行动，而不是时间。卢伯克，英国银行家，科学家和作家

生活是一个笑话;所有的事情都表明了这一点。我曾经这么想过;但现在我知道了。约翰·盖伊，英国剧作家、诗人

人生中最辉煌的时刻不是那些所谓的成功的日子，而是那些从沮丧和绝望中，你感到自己在向生活挑战，并对未来的成就充满希望的日子。法国小说家福楼拜。g

才能在宁静中培养，性格在人生的激流中培养。歌德，德国诗人、剧作家、小说家

人生最困难的事是认识自己。泰勒斯，古希腊哲学家

自满、自负、轻信是人生三大暗礁。法国小说家巴尔扎克

世界上最重要的事情之一就是认识自己。因此，偶尔的隔离和冥想对他来说是必要的。挪威极地探险家南森

据我们所知，人类存在的唯一目的就是在纯粹存在的黑暗中点燃一盏灯。荣格,瑞士精神病学家

每个人的一生都有一位善良的天使和一位邪恶的天使陪伴着他。伯顿，英国牧师，学者

生活就像音乐。它必须由听觉、感觉和直觉组成，而不是规则。巴特勒，英国诗人，讽刺作家

在生活中，失去比得到更有必要。种子只有在死亡时才会发芽。帕斯捷尔纳克，俄罗斯诗人、小说家、翻译家

你并不贫穷，因为你的梦想没有实现;真正贫穷的是从不做梦的人。埃申巴赫,奥地利小说家

永远不要单独依靠你的记忆，这似乎是一条智慧的法则，甚至在纯粹的记忆行为中也不例外，而是要把过去的经历带到千千万万的现在进行判断，永远活在新的一天里。美国思想家、作家爱默生

痛苦和快乐，就像光明和黑暗一样，相互接替。劳伦斯,英国作家

整个世界是一个舞台，所有的男人和女人只是演员。莎士比亚,英国剧作家

世界上能为别人减轻负担的人都是有用的。狄更斯,英国小说家

人的真正功能是生活，而不是生存。伦敦,美国作家

生活意味着进步，进步意味着痛苦。房龙，荷兰出生的美国历史学家、记者和讲师

我睡着了，梦见生活是美丽的;我醒来发现生活就是责任。英国诗人拜伦