Life Lessons Quote by Arthur Golden — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It’s less a matter of looking the other way than of closing our eyes to what we can’t stop from happening.”

“I cannot tell you what it is that guides us in this life; but for me, I fell toward the Chairman just as a stone must fall toward the earth. When I cut my lip and met Mr. Tanaka, when my mother died and I was cruelly sold, it was all like a stream that falls over rocky cliffs before it can reach the ocean. Even now that he is gone I have him still, in the richness of my memories.”

“I began to feel that all the people I'd ever known who had died or left me had not in fact gone away, but continued to live on inside me just as this man's wife lived on inside him.”

“At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read loss, only feel it.”

“The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains.”

“Flowers that grow where old ones have withered serve to remind us that death will one day come to us all.”

“When it is time to plant a seed, plant a seed. So that when it is time to succeed, you can succeed.”

“Evaluate your prayer life and never let a busy life cause it to suffer.”

“Success adds to you; significance multiplies through you.”

“The basic needs of every human being include food, water, shelter, love, security, and a sense of belonging. If you can meet these needs without complaining, you will live peacefully, successfully, and joyfully.”

“The place of victory will always favour those who choose not to remain victims.”

“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”