The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.
Whether life is worth living depends on whether there is love in life.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
While, in general, life satisfaction goes up with wealth, beyond the safety net more and more wealth brings very radically diminishing returns on life satisfaction.
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