100 Philosophical Quotations on Life

1. When you are angry, keep your mouth shut tightly to avoid increasing your anger. ——Socrates

2. Anger is punishing yourself for what others have done wrong.

3. Life without friends is like life without sunshine.

4. The hope of tomorrow will make us forget the pain of today.

5. If life is stripped of ideals, dreams, and fantasies, then life will be just a pile of empty shelves.

6. Luminous light is not exclusive to the sun. You can also shine, really.

7. Fools use the body to monitor the soul, and wise men use the soul to monitor the body.

8. The only way to achieve happiness is to cherish what you have and forget what you don’t have.

9. Greed is the most real poverty, and satisfaction is the most real wealth.

10. You can gain the whole world with love, and you can lose the whole world with hate.

11. A person’s value is determined at the moment of temptation.

12. Youth is the only time when we have the right to weave dreams.

13. Youth once "pawned" can never be redeemed again.

14. Without the language of love, all words are boring.

15. True love should transcend the length of life, the width of the heart, and the depth of the soul.

17. Once a person wakes up, he will give up pursuing things outside his body and begin to pursue the real wealth in his inner world.

18. As long as you have confidence, you will never be frustrated.

19. No matter when you start, the important thing is not to stop after you start.

20. No matter when it ends, the important thing is not to regret it after it is over.

21. If a person is weak, he is his own worst enemy.

22. If a person is brave, he is his own best friend.

23. "Impossible" only exists in the dictionary of fools.

24. Have the best hope, make the best effort, and prepare for the worst.

25. Home! Home sweet home! ! The most beautiful thing in the world is home!

26. Idleness will make people’s minds rusty.

27. Everything must be viewed from multiple perspectives.

28. Wherever there is an ideal, hell is heaven.

29. Where there is hope, pain also becomes joy.

31. All failures are insignificant compared with the failure of losing yourself.

32. God never complains about people’s ignorance, but people complain about God’s injustice.

33. A beautiful life should be full of expectations, surprises and gratitude.

34. The most tiring thing in the world is living a hypocritical life.

35. Thinking that you can do it or that you can’t do it is actually just a thought.

36. The first youth is given by God; the second youth is achieved by your own efforts.

37. With fewer preset expectations, you will be more comfortable caring for people.

38. Thoughts are like drills. They must be concentrated on one point to gain power.

39. As long as people do not lose their direction, they will not lose themselves.

40. If you once sang the praises of dawn, then please also embrace the night.

41. Greetings do not have to be cautious, but they must be sincere and touching.

42. How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without a bone-chilling cold?

43. Don’t give up flying when you can fly.

44. When you can dream, don’t give up dreaming.

46. Life is too short. If you give up today, you may not get it tomorrow.

47. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent hard work.

48. People always cherish what they don’t get and forget what they have.

49. You must know how to share happiness in order to be twice as happy.

50. You must think highly of yourself first, and then others will think highly of you.

51. One today is better than two tomorrows.

52. Remember: every day is the most beautiful day of the year.

53. Optimists see opportunities in disasters, while pessimists see disasters in opportunities.

54. Having courage does not mean that fear does not exist, but it means having the courage to face fear and overcome it.

55. If you are willing to admit your mistakes, half of them have been corrected.

56. Tomorrow is the fastest-growing piece of land in the world, because it is full of hope.

57. The ideal road is always prepared for those who have faith.

58. Among all deceptions, self-deception is the most serious.

59. The biggest mistake in life is to constantly worry about making mistakes.

61. Experience is extracted from pain.

62. Face the past with the least regret.

63. Face the present with the least waste.

64. Face the future with the most dreams.

65. Happiness is not about having more but care less.

66. Your choice is to do it or not to do it. Doing may not necessarily lead to success, but if you don’t do it, you will never have a chance.

67. If you want to have a perfect friendship, you may not be able to find friends in your life.

68. Don’t dwell on sadness when you are unhappy, think about the days when you had laughter!

69. Treat yourself as a fool and ask if you don’t understand. You will learn more.

70. Before correcting others, first reflect on whether you have made a mistake.

71. If you dare not give it a try because you are afraid of failure, you will never succeed.

72. To overcome the anxiety and depression in life, you must first learn to be your own master.

73. You can’t control the weather, but you can change your mood.

74. Loneliness and abandonment are the most terrible forms of poverty.

76. Aimless life is like sailing on the sea without a compass.

77. Play your role well and do what you should do.

78. All great actions and thoughts have a humble beginning.

79. Be kind to others when you are proud, because you will need them when you are frustrated.

80. When learning to do anything, you must do it step by step and don’t rush.

81. Don’t do evil because it’s small, and don’t do good because it’s small.

82. The highest level of moral cultivation can be achieved by realizing that we should control our thoughts. --Darwin

83. If you do many injustices, you will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

84. A wise man will not be confused, a benevolent man will not worry, and a brave man will not be afraid. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

85. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

86. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. ——"Laozi"

87. Be sincere without regrets, forgive without resentment, be harmonious without enmity, and endure without humiliation. ——"Song Xin Lu"

88. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

89. Do what is beneficial to others, and stop when it is detrimental to others. ——"Mozi"

91. Those who conspire to frame others will suffer misfortune first. ——Aesop

92. Quietness cultivates one’s character, and frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

93. When the couple is harmonious, the family will be harmonious. ——Cheng Yunzhong of Qing Dynasty

94. The most terrifying enemy is the lack of strong belief. ——Romain Rolland

95. If you want to love your own value, you have to create value for the world. ——Goethe

96. A gentleman gives words to others, and a common man gives money to others. ——Xun Kuang

97. The person who receives the favor must always hide the favor in his heart, but the person who gives the favor must not remember it. -- Cicero

98. You should help your friends when they are in difficulty, and do not gossip after things are hopeless. Aesop

99. Whoever plays games with life will accomplish nothing; whoever does not master himself will always be a slave. ——Goethe

100. Tell yourself once a day, "I am really good."