Morrie Schwartz's Quotes

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.

It's not to late to... ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.

Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else.

Everything that gets born dies.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Learn how to live and you'll know how to die; learn how to die, and you'll know how to live.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward.

After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left.

The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.

We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.

Grieve and mourn for yourself not once or twice, but again and again.

One hundred and ten years from now no one who is here now will be alive.

What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats.

When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions.

I'd always been interested in psychology.

It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people.

We're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going.

Holidays in general breed unrealistic expectations. The minute you start wondering, 'is it going to be wonderful enough?,' it never will be.

In the best of all possible worlds, February 14 is a pleasant and sentimental opportunity to lavish your partner with attention or move your relationship to the next level.