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Serious Life Quotes (page 5)

Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive. Robert Wilson Lynd
It was not only that I could not become spiteful, I did not know how to become anything; neither spiteful nor kind, neither a rascal nor an honest man, neither a hero nor an insect. Now, I am living out my life in my corner, taunting myself with the spiteful and useless consolation that an intelligent man cannot become anything seriously, and it is only the fool who becomes anything. Fyodor Dostoevsky
He had the unlucky capacity many men have of seeing and believing in the possibility of goodness and truth, but of seeing the evil and falsehood of life too clearly to take any serious part in it. Leo Tolstoy
People who think that love, sex, marriage, work, play, life and death are serious matters are urged NOT to read this book. Buy it, yes, but don't read it. [Regarding "The Fool's Progress"] Edward Abbey
Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living. Sean O'Casey
I've had a great deal of experience with adolescents over the centuries, and I've discovered that as a group these awkward half children take themselves far too seriously. Moreover, appearance is everything for the adolescent. I suppose it's a form of play-acting. The adolescent knows that the child is lurking under the surface, but he'd sooner die than let it out, and I was no different. I was so intent on being "grown-up" that I simply couldn't relax and enjoy life. Most people go through... David Eddings
The moment you begin a serious study of the scriptures, you will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.... When you begin to hunger & thirst after those words, you will find life in greater abundance. Ezra Taft Benson
He made her play and she had almost forgotten how. Life had been so serious and so bitter. He knew how to play and swept her along with him. Margaret Mitchell
Walt Kelly quote: "Don't take life so serious. It ain't nohow permanent."
Don't take life so serious. It ain't nohow permanent. Walt Kelly
I hope I am not too old to take it up seriously, nor too stupid about machines to qualify as a commercial pilot. I do not feel like spending the rest of my life writing books that no one will read. It is not as though I wanted to write them. *1937 Samuel Beckett
Geri Halliwell quote: "It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves, don't take life..."
It's important to learn to laugh at ourselves, don't take life too seriously. Geri Halliwell
1. Never forget--"they" are always the enemy.2. Just remember, assholes are born that way, and they usually don't change.3. You don't want to go to jail.4. When you start to take this job seriously, you're in trouble.5. It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.6. If you decide to run the ball, just count on fumbling and getting the shit knocked out of you a lot, but never forget how much fun it is just to be able to run the ball! Jimmy Buffett
If life teaches anything at all it teaches that there are so many happy endings that the man who believes that there is no God needs his rationality called into serious question. Stephen King
Bill Watterson quote: "I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you..."
I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life. Bill Watterson
Andy Rooney quote: "I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you..."
I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. Andy Rooney

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