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Morrie Schwartz Quotes

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.

Morrie Schwartz

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.

Tags: best

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.

Morrie Schwartz

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.

Tags: society, little things, value

About Author
Morris S. Schwartz (December 20, 1916 – November 4, 1995) was an American professor of sociology at Brandeis University and an author. He was the subject of the best-selling book Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom, a former student of Schwartz. He was portrayed by Jack Lemmon in the 1999 television film adaptation of the book.

Death ends a life, not a relationship. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on- in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were he...

Morrie Schwartz

Death ends a life, not a relationship. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on- in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were he...

Tags: care, connection, creativity, death, eternity, hearts, life, love, loving, memories

Everything that gets born dies.

Morrie Schwartz

Everything that gets born dies.

Tags: death, born, everything, dies

Do the kind of things that come from the heart, When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overhelmed wit...

Morrie Schwartz

Do the kind of things that come from the heart, When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overhelmed wit...

Tags: inspirational, life lessons, mitch albom

Once you learn how to diw, you learn how to live

Morrie Schwartz

Once you learn how to diw, you learn how to live

Tags: life and living

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

Morrie Schwartz

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

Tags: yourself, twice, mourn

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

Morrie Schwartz

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

Tags: sad, living, dying, something, life

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.2. Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.3. Death ends a life, not a relationship.4. Once you le...

Morrie Schwartz

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.2. Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.3. Death ends a life, not a relationship.4. Once you le...

Tags: inspirational

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

Morrie Schwartz

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

Tags: inspirational, love

If you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can't wait until you're sixty-five.

Morrie Schwartz

If you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can't wait until you're sixty-five.

Tags: acceptance, enjoyment, fulfillment, inspiration, life, love, meaning, pleasure, presence, purpose

Keep your heart open for as long as you can as wide as you can for others and especially for yourself.

Morrie Schwartz

Keep your heart open for as long as you can as wide as you can for others and especially for yourself.

Tags: heart

This is how you start to get respect: by offering something that you have.

Morrie Schwartz

This is how you start to get respect: by offering something that you have.

Tags: start, you, something, life, offer, respect, truth

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

Morrie Schwartz

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

Tags: life, cherish, you

The tension of opposites:

Morrie Schwartz

The tension of opposites:

Tags: tuesdays with morrie