“Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Song lyrics
Context: Life is one big road with lots of signs,
So when you riding through the ruts,
Don't you complicate your mind
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy
Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality
"Wake Up and Live!” on Survival (1979)
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Variant: One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
“Ev'rything's gonna be alright
So, no woman, no cry.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Disputed, No Woman, No Cry, from the album Natty Dread (1974)
“The problem is people are being hated when they are real, and are being loved when they are fake.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Zion Train
Uprising (1979)
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“When one door is closed, many more is open.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Coming in from the Cold, from the album Confrontation
Song lyrics
“You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“One love, one heart,
Let's get together and feel alright.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
One Love (cowritten with Curtis Mayfield), from the album Exodus, originally recorded on The Wailing Wailers (1965)
Song lyrics
Source: Bob Marley - Legend
“The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Variant: The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
“The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
