Quotes that sum up Life

I personally love jotting down quotes from books and articles as they carry a deep and profound meaning within them. Below are some of such quotes that are worth writing in you daily journal so they constantly remind you about what ultimately life is.

"If you haven't found something worth dying for you aren't fit to be living." 

- Martin Luther king Jr.

A life well lived is a life devoted to a cause bigger than yourself. Have a purpose in life which you are willing to suffer for, no matter how numerous the suffering is. Have a vision for which your are willing to die for.

Learn more, know less.

- Neil Strauss

People focus on what they know rather than what they can learn. Life is constantly learning and improving yourself, when you improve yourself, everything around you improves ultimately. Learn as much as you can, the less you know the more you can learn.

"One cannot do right in life whilst occupied in doing wrong in another area. Life is one indivisible whole."

- Mahatma Gandhi

You cannot make a positive impact on others while thinking negatively. You cannot rise to greatness by thinking of mediocrity. Your mind, body and soul must work in unison towards the same cause to obtain desired results. 

External circumstances can only cause you physical pain. Suffering is created in your mind. 

- Sadhguru

Most of our suffering is self made. We seek things in this world as good or bad, right or wrong but we often forget to see things as they are. You can eliminate most of your sufferings if you could rewire your mindset.

"Well done is better than well said."

 - Benjamin Franklin

Most people are preachers they say a lot but hardly take any action towards what they are saying. People don't care what you say, they care about what you build. Talk less; do more. There's a lot more talking going on, how about more action? 

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

- George Bernard Shaw

People are afraid of being different because it fells awkward. Following the status quo fells comfortable because it doesn't require much of an effort. You may be similar to other people but you are not the same, you are unique. All the great leaders and visionaries were great because they knew that mediocrity is a trap and it hardly yields exception results, instead they took the difficult path of greatness.

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."

 - Albert Einstein.

Curiosity is one of the few common traits of what we call geniuses. Humans beings are born curious, it diminishes as we grow old. Curiosity gives us the opportunity to explore more, know more and learn more. 

"Not only are we in the universe, the universe is in us. I don't know of any deeper spiritual feeling than what that brings upon me."

- Neil deGrasse Tyson 

We are stressed because we didn't get that job that we wanted. We feel sad when we don't get into the college we've wanted. We get angry and furious for little things that do not even deserve our attention. This cosmos is an ever expanding entity, it's complex and it's mysterious. But most importantly this whole universe is within you and if you can contain a never ending entity within you then you are capable of solving the most difficult problems in your life. Don't be afraid of talking risks, You are stronger than you think.

"One cannot learn that which they already know."

- Epictetus

A genius is not a man who knows everything but he is a man who never stop learning. Admit that you know nothing and start learning. The more you learn the more you grow.

"He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary "

- Seneca

We overthinking about problem and hence suffer for things that rarely happen. In the end time solves most of the problems and what time cannot solve needs to be solved by you. 

“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”

 – Jim Rohn.

The people you spend most of your time matter. Your friends, colleagues, co-workers all impact your state of mind and your success more than you think. Be around people that lift you and challenge you to expand your limits. 

"What you seek is seeking you."

- Rumi

As you move closer to your dreams and aspirations they too move closer to you. Whatever that is you are chasing, it is chasing you. Don't stop keep moving forward.

"Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again."

- Steve Jobs

All the great leaders, visionaries and geniuses were no smarter than you. You have to build your own path to excellence. Humans are insanely creative, don't waste your unique abilities settling for the average. You don't need to be smart, you just need to be curious enough.

"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better."

- Jim Rohn

People look for easy paths, temporary fixes to permanent problem. Easy is for the mediocre people, great humans focus on making themselves Better. Easy is never an option. Chase greatness and you'll be insanely great at your craft.