Other Quote by Ernest Hemingway — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The fish is my friend too... I have never seen or heard of such a fish. But I must kill him. I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars. Imagine if each day a man must try to kill the moon, he thought. The moon runs away. But imagine if a man each day should have to try to kill the sun? We were born lucky; he thought”

“In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die.”

“Let those who want to save the world if you can get to see it clear and as a whole. Then any part you make will represent the whole if it's made truly. The thing to do is work and learn to make it.”

“God knows I had not wanted to fall in love with her. I had not wanted to fall in love with any one. But God knows I had and I lay on the bed in the room of the hospital in Milan and all sorts of things went through my head but I felt wonderful...”

“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

“I think the best way to get a good night sleep is to work hard throughout the day. If you work hard and, of course, work out.”

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”