Life Lessons Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“God dwells within you, as you.”

“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”

“The gods are fond of the cryptic and dislike the evident.”

“But I was always coming here. I though about one of my favorite Sufi poems, which says that God long ago drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. I was never not coming here. This was never not going to happen.”

“This is what we are like. Collectively as a species, this is our emotional landscape. I met an old lady once, almost 100 years old, and she told me, "There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in charge? Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering.”

“Man is a demon, man is a god. Both true.”

“Think about it. Every time you fail at a task you've actually learned something new. The question is "what?”

“Even if your heart is torn into pieces, rest assured that one day, you will encounter victory.”

“Because my past does not make the sum of me. I'm free to move on and let my life lessons put the wind behind the rest of my life.”

“In life, we all have an unspeakable secret, an irreversible regret, an unreachable dream, &”

“I drifted on life’s waves — from love to hate, from hate to a love learned the hard way.”

“Learn from successful people. Learn from your mistakes too, if you want to make the right decisions and become successful.”