“Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is.”

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

“The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.”

“From what we get, we can make a living. What we give; however, makes a life.”

“We are used to thinking that what we give is the same as what we receive, but people who love, expecting to be loved in return, are wasting their time. Love is an act of faith, not an exchange.”

“Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.”

“Whether we call it ikigai or sense of purpose, when we pursue what we believe gives life meaning, it gives us life.”

“Life is hard for everyone, and we must not take credit ourselves for the little that others can do with theirs. Rather look instead to whom we can give credit, if not thanks, for what little we have been able to do with our own.”

“Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate.”

“Give us what belongs to us in peace, and if you don't give it to us in peace, we will take it by force.”