“The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.”
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Marcus Tullius Cicero180
Roman philosopher and statesman -106–-43 BCRelated quotes
“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.”
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1938), I Philosophy
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1938), I Philosophy
“The promise of eternal life makes people forsake the life they're given.”
James Frey book The Final Testament of the Holy Bible
Source: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible
“A well-written Life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
Richter (1827).
1820s, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827–1855)
“The eternal life is given to those who live in the present.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Preface
1910s, The Doctor's Dilemma (1911)
Variant: A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Context: Attention and activity lead to mistakes as well as to successes; but a life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) German philosopher, theologian, jurist, and astronomer
De Pace Fidei (The Peace of Faith) (1453)
“Strictly has just given me a real zest for life. Life is so short. We should all grasp it.”
Alesha Dixon (1978) English singer, dancer, rapper, model and television presenter
Alesha Dixon cited in Strictly Come Dancing saved me http://www.ok.co.uk/celebnews/view/231/Alesha-Strictly-Come-Dancing-saved-me/?printer=1 at ok.co.uk, 25 December 2007