Florence Nightingale Quotes

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Never stray from life's purpose. Refrain from counting someone else's blessings instead of your own.

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.

Every role is the best role you've ever got. It's the only role you have.

I believe that the plight of life and all existence is to master one's self, you know, one day at a time.

Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.

So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.

Don't give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.

When there is firm conquest over covetousness, they who have conquered it wake up to the how and why of life.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one's life, without being influenced in one's decision by any inordinate affection.

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

The Ultimate expression of Humility comes when we control our senses.

All that appears in your life is a blessing, presenting you with a greater opportunity to define who you are, and to know yourself as that.

When I don't plumb the depths or the opportunities of each day, I don't have joy.

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.

The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time wishing things were easier.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.

This life that has been given to us as a gift, as such a precious gift. To really try to understand it, really try to recognize it, is the greatest meditation. Through the media of this Knowledge we can tap into our inner sources that are so beautiful.

Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note.