English quotes about the philosophy of life

Introduction: Life is like a small boat, the sea is so big, you will always encounter wind, waves and rocks, and you will encounter countless despair again and again Pick up hope and set sail again! Don’t be angry, don’t despair, life is still very lovely. Below I will bring you some English quotes about life. You are welcome to read and share!

1. Keep conscience clear, then never fear.

Have a clear conscience and never be afraid.

2. One mend-fault is worth two find-faults, but one find-fault is better than two make faults.

One corrected fault is worth two found faults. , but a discovered mistake is good

3. If thou wouldest live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life.

If you want to live long, you must do good things in life, because folly and wickedness shorten life. and evil shorten life.

4. Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them.

Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them.

5. You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.

You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.

6. Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.

Life is but a hard and tortuous journey. There is no smooth road in life.

7. Life is compared to a voyage.

Life is compared to a voyage.

8. Who judges best of a man, his enemies or himself?

Who can best judge a man, his enemies or himself?

9. Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness, ourselves for our own.

Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness, and let us be respected for our own good deeds.

10. To an optimist every change is a change for the better.

For an optimist, it is always a change for the better.

11. Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.

Intellectual investment will never be in vain.

12. The voice of one man is the voice of no one.

The voice of one man has no power.

13. He that can bear a reproof, and mend by it, if he is not wise, is in a fair way of being so.

Can bear reproof and correct accordingly. If he is not considered a wise man, he is not far away.

14. Live and let live.

Live your own life and let others live.

15. Truth never fears investigation.

Truth never fears investigation.

16. Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

17. A great ship asks for deep waters.

A great ship asks for deep waters.

18. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

19. Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.

Life would be too smooth if there were no twists and turns.

20. Clean your finger, before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger first, before you point at my spots.

21. Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting, not doing arithmetic.

22. Trick and treachery are the practice if fools, that have not wit enough to be honest.

Fools are used to tricks and treachery, they are not smart enough to learn it. Treat people sincerely

23. An old man in a house is a good sign.

An old man in a house is a good sign.

24. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

No great achievements can be achieved without enthusiasm.

25. Every man is his own worst enemy.

A person’s worst enemy is himself.

26. Life is real, life is earnest.

Life is real, life is sincere.

27. Constant dropping wears the stone.

Constant dropping wears the stone.

28. There is no man so bad, but he secretly respects the good.

No matter how bad the person is, he secretly respects the good.

29. It is never too late to learn.

Live until you are old and learn.

30. While there is life, there is hope.

Where there is life, there is hope/Keep the green hills there, even if there is no firewood.

31. Don't throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass.

If your windows are made of glass, don't throw stones at your neighbors. .

32. Two heads are better than one.

One person is not as smart as two people; three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang.

33. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

One cannot know fortune without experiencing disaster.

34. Misfortunes never come alone/single.

Misfortunes never come alone/single.

35. All mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good.

Those who do good will be remembered by everyone.

36. Life is sweet.

Life is beautiful.

37. Nothing so popular as goodness.

The most popular thing is good deeds.

38. Speak with contempt of none, form slave to king, the meanest bee, and will use, a sting.

Don’t use words to demean anyone, whether king or slave. The meanest bee can sting with its sting.

39. Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?

No one can deceive you more than yourself.

40. Life means struggle.

Life means struggle.

41. It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

42. All things in their being are good for something.

I am born to be useful.

43. From small beginnings comes great things.

Great things begin from small things.

44. Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, and dress, and soul, and ideas.

Everything in a human being-face, clothes, soul, and ideas, Everything should be beautiful.

45. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

Experience is the mother of wisdom.

46. Beware, beware! he'll cheat'ithout scruple, who can without fear.

Beware, beware! He'll cheat'ithout scruple, who can without fear.

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47. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

Having a good company on the road is the shortest cut.

48. Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity.

Misfortune and luck are both touchstones of integrity.

49. The excellence of hogs is fatness, of men virtue.

The excellence of pigs is fatness, and the excellence of men is virtue.

50. Don't misinform your doctor nor your lawyer.

Don't provide wrong information to doctors and lawyers.

51. Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Without perseverance and only strength, great deeds cannot be accomplished.

52. He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not.

If you do something you shouldn't do, you will feel something you don't want to have. .

53. If you injurest conscience, it will have its revenge on thee.

If you injure your conscience, you will be severely punished by your conscience.

54. Great minds think alike.

Heroes think alike.

55. Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.

Life is like a horse, if you don’t ride it, it will ride you.

56. The sun never repents of the good he does, nor does he ever demand a recompence.

The sun never regrets the good he does, nor does he ever demand a recompence. remuneration.

57. Life is a leaf of paper white, there on each of us may write his word or two.

Life is like a leaf of paper white, there on each of us may write his word or two.

Write a sentence or two of your own.

58. You may be more happy than pinces, if you will be more virtuous.

If you can do more good deeds, you will be happier than the prince.

59. If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.

If you do something you shouldn’t do, you will inevitably hear words you don’t want to hear. .

60. The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.

The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.

61 , Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter.

Virtue and happiness are like mother and daughter.

62. An honest man will receive neither money nor praise, that is not his due.

An honest man will receive neither money nor praise, that is not his due.

He doesn't deserve it.

63. Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time minght make the worst man good throughout.

Perfect person.

　64. On earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing great but mind.

　The greatest creature on earth is man, and the greatest thing in man is soul.

65. Saying and doing are two different things.

Saying and doing are two different things.

66. Thirst after desert, not reward.

Thirst after desert, not reward.

Thirst after desert, not reward.

67. A good medicine tasks bitter.

Good medicine tastes bitter.

68. Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.

Life is fine, but you must learn how to enjoy your fine life.

69. Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

Life is an art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

Life is an art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

70. It takes all sorts to make a world.

The world is made up of all kinds of people.

71. Let the vices die before thee.

Let the vices die before you.

72. Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own.

Wise men learn from other men's mistakes; fools pay the price themselves. Stones from other mountains can attack jade.

73. How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them!

It takes enough courage and determination to admit and correct mistakes

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74. The good or ill of man lies within his own will.

The good or ill of man lies within his own will.

75. Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. When composing, you can't just follow the rhythm.

76. Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. .

77. Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot.

It is easy to get out of trouble.

78. It is never too late to mend.

It is never too late to mend the situation.

79. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well.

80. When you're good to others, you are best to yourself.

Being kind to others is best to yourself.

81. Actions speak louder than words.

Actions speak louder than words.

82. The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is perseverance.

　83. Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Get up.

84. Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. --J.H. Newman

thing, you should worry that your life will never really begin. -- Newman

85. The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates

The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates

86. Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.

Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.

87. It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. --Issac Asimoy

If we face difficulties boldly, difficulties will disappear. This has always been my philosophy. Philosophy of life.

88. A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.

A life without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.

89. Whenever you have an aim you must sacrifice something of freedom to attain it. -- William Somerset Maugham

Necessary freedom to achieve it. --W·S·Maugham

90. All things are difficult before they are easy.

Everything is difficult at the beginning.

91. Business before pleasure.

Bitter things first, sweet things later/Do business first.

92. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

Today’s things will be done today.

93. Hope is life and life is hope.

Hope is life, and life must have hope.

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