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Morrie Schwartz Quotes

Morris "Morrie" S. Schwartz was a sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author. He was the subject of the best-selling book Tuesdays with Morrie, which was written by Mitch Albom, a sportswriter who was a former student of his, and published in 1997. The book was followed by a film version based on the book that was made for television.

✵ 20. December 1916 – 4. November 1995
Morrie Schwartz: 10 quotes13 likes

Famous Morrie Schwartz Quotes

“Do the kind of things that come from the heart, When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overhelmed with what comes back”

Morrie Schwartz

“Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.”

Morrie Schwartz

“Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others.”

Morrie Schwartz

“For me, living means I can be responsive to the other person. It means I can show my emotions and my feelings. Talk to them. Feel with them …”

Morrie Schwartz

“Death ends a life, not a relationship”

Morrie Schwartz

Morrie Schwartz Quotes

“Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too-even when you are in the dark. Even when you're falling.”

Morrie Schwartz

“We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said." Love is the only rational act.”

Morrie Schwartz

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and let it come in”

Morrie Schwartz

Source: Morrie: In His Own Words

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