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It’s near impossible to encapsulate life’s innate beauty and wonder through a language of letters and symbols.<\/p>\n

However, there are a few impressive individuals out there who’ve tried their darn hardest to capture the essence of our existence in just a few words \u2014 and luckily for us, they succeeded.<\/p>\n

Quotes have a purpose: to deliver a succinct piece of wisdom in a short burst. Put them to work and use them whenever you’re\u00a0feeling rough, or simply want to be reminded of the wonderful world we live in. (P.S be sure to stick around until the end for a bonus!)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTalk of mysteries! \u2014 Think of our life in nature, \u2014 daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it, \u2014 rocks, trees, <\/em>wind on our cheeks! The solid earth! The actual world! The common sense! Contact! Contact! Who are we? Where are we?”\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n

\u201cAstonishment is the proper response to reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Terence McKenna<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Jack Kerouac<\/p>\n

\u201cHe who does not answer the questions has passed the test.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Franz Kafka<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Albert Einstein<\/p>\n

\u201cThe notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Andrew Weil<\/p>\n

\u201cA life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Jackie Robinson<\/p>\n

\u201cThe privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Carl Jung<\/em><\/p>\n

“You\u2019re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.” \u2014<\/em>Unknown<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Joseph Campbell<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don\u2019t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Lao Tzu<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you are alive, everything is possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Yasutani Roshi<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there is no straight road<\/em>
\nNo straight road in this world<\/em>
\nOnly a giant labyrinth<\/em>
\nOf intersecting crossroads\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Federico Garcia Lorca<\/p>\n

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” \u2014Stephen Hawking<\/p>\n

\u201cConsistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Aldous Huxley<\/p>\n

\u201cLet everything happen to you<\/em>
\nBeauty and terror<\/em>
\nJust keep going<\/em>
\nNo feeling is final\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Rainer Maria Rilke<\/p>\n

\u201cThe longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.”\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Isabel Allende<\/p>\n

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” <\/i>\u2014Carl Sagan<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Zen Proverb<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015Friedrich Nietzsche<\/p>\n

\u201cMemory creates the future as well as the past, you wouldn\u2019t know that you were going to have anything happen tomorrow if you didn\u2019t have something yesterday.\u201d \u2014Alan Watts<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLife is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but\u00a0<\/em>what we yearn to be.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Jose Ortega y Gasset<\/p>\n

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” \u2014Carl Jung<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cLife is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2015S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard<\/p>\n

BONUS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2014Mae West<\/p>\n

Joseph Pennington is a writer, mindfulness teacher, and the founder of Bebot, the world’s first AI mindfulness coach. You can try out the\u00a0Bebot Alexa app here<\/a> and sign up to make sure you hear the latest from Joseph and your new mindful robot friend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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