11 inspiring quotes from Hemingway

11 famous quotes from Hemingway

1. It is foolish not to have hope. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

2. It takes us two years to learn to speak, but it takes sixty years to learn to shut up. Most of the time, the more we talk, the further we distance ourselves from each other and the more conflicts we have. In communication, most people are always eager to express themselves and speak quickly without understanding the other person at all. It takes two years to learn to speak, but a lifetime to learn to shut up. Whether you understand or not, don’t say much. When your mind is disturbed and your mind is calm, speak slowly. If you really have nothing to say, don't say it. ——Hemingway

3. Being better than others is not noble. True nobility should be better than yourself in the past. ——Hemingway

4. Now is not the time to think about what is missing, it is time to think about what you can do with what you have. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

5. A person can be destroyed, but he cannot be defeated. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

6. People who love each other should not quarrel. Because there are only two of them, and the whole world is against them. As soon as they are separated, the world conquers them. ——Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms"

7. You can knock me down, but you will never defeat me. Knock me down because my body falls, but you can never defeat my heart - Hemingway

8. A person is not born to be defeated. You can destroy him as much as you can, but you just can't. Defeat him. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

9. Once you have love, you will want to do something for the other person. You want to sacrifice yourself, you want to serve. ——Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms"

10. I always believe that people who begin to live more seriously on the inside will also begin to live more simply on the outside. In an age of luxury and waste, I wish to show the world how few things mankind really needs. ——Hemingway "The Nobility of Truth"

11. I can't stand the thought that my life is disappearing so quickly and I am not really living. ——Hemingway "The Sun Also Rises"

12. Every day is a new day. Of course it's good to be lucky, but I'd rather do it exactly. That way, when luck comes, you'll be prepared. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

13. The world is so beautiful that it is worth fighting for. I only agree with the second half of the sentence - Hemingway's "The Bell Tolls"

14. It is extremely easy to be indifferent to anything during the day, but it is another matter at night. ——Hemingway "The Sun Also Rises"

15. We must get used to the fact that we stand at the crossroads of life without traffic lights. ——Hemingway

16. Everyone is not an island. A person must be the strongest island in the world before he can become part of the continent. ——Hemingway "For Whom the Bell Tolls" website

17. The more rigorous the soul, the simpler the appearance. ——Hemingway

18. Despair is a sin. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea"

19. Unless you are a matador, no one's life can only advance but not retreat. ——Hemingway

20. As long as you don’t care about gains and losses, what else in life can’t you find a way to overcome? ——Hemingway

21. Life always leaves us bruised and bruised, but in the end , those injured places will definitely become our strongest places. ——Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea";