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Life Quotes

Lines about being alive, taken from novels, memoirs and short stories published in Pakistan. Not aphorisms written to be quoted — sentences that happened to a character on the way to somewhere else, and turned out to be true of everyone.

44 quotes

یہی اقوال اردو میں 60 زندگی اقوال

“Such are the twists of fortune and the circle of life—justice, in one way or another, always finds its course.”
— Badrul Hassan Khan, Wings of Brotherhood : A Journey Between Two Air Forces - Pakistan Air Force memoir
Life
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“The time and place serve as reminders to me of incidents in my life, in the life of my country, on the horizon of the world.”
— Dr. Maqbool Elahi, On Unknown Seas to Unknown Shores
Life
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“Sometimes I can't differentiate whether my dream is slipping into reality or is reality slipping into my dream.”
— Muhammad Shahroz, Redemption
Life Truth
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“How joyful the heart becomes when it finds true love, and how sad it is that joy in essence is ephemeral.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Life Love Wisdom
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“The world that we’ve created around is nothing but the reflection of the depth of our souls.”
— Saman Malik, Letters from Nowhere
Life Wisdom Truth
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“Your soul travelling longer than your physical presence in this life and world, it continues to live after you cease to exist.”
— Aaima Abid, An Eastern Fairytale
Life Wisdom Faith & Spirituality
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“Facing our qualms strengthens our courage and increases our belief in ourselves that we can do what we think is difficult or impossible.”
— Omar Iftikhar, The Diligent Game
Courage Life
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“No two beings in this world are the same; we should understand the need to provide shoes that fit each runner equally well.”
— Tanzeela k. Hassan, The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
Wisdom Life
Cover of The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
“The life of my aunt was a lesson to my life, always about being strong, patient, and quiet in my commitment.”
— Muhammad Ahmed, Learning Beyond Numbers
Life
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“In this regard, I would say that we should also be careful of how we spend our time, because time is life itself.”
— Professor Dr. Shams Raza Brohi, Be and It is
Life Wisdom Motivation Truth
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“This tree is not just any tree,Its shades of memories,Still standing after harsh years,As a guardian watching over time.”
— , Of Leaves and Longings - Poetry Anthology Book on Trees
Life Wisdom
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“At times, it feels the urge to make life a bit deeper, a bit more poetic, a bit more rhymed, and a bit more mystic.”
— Syed Sami Shah, Octoberness
Life Hope Motivation
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“Not Always Precise: You may be early — and early is often the same as wrong.”
— HAMOOD BUTT, Whispers of Wall Street - Trading Strategy Book for Elite Traders
Life
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“Through her, we learned that the heart of a hospital is not the buildings or equipment, the true heart is the nurse who stands beside the patient when the world feels uncertain.”
— Eman Atiq, Hands that heal
Life Love Wisdom Hope Truth
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“Time itself seemed to pause, reminding me how far I was from home, how delicately foreign life had become familiar.”
— Aoha Roohi Amin, Becoming the New Horizon
Life Motivation Courage
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“Need is the creation of that healthy contact among body and soul that would survive all your promises of life and death, of happiness and sadness.”
— Bisma Masood Jatoi, Dialogue with Diary
Life Wisdom
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“The petals feel so soft and light,The bark is rough, yet strong and tight.Its branches stretch like open arms,A gentle guard with hidden charm.”
— , Of Leaves and Longings - Poetry Anthology Book on Trees
Life Poetry
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“Beneath the weight of life, "light will arrive, a bright chalice in hand," guiding me past what has been lost.”
— Samar Malik, Derange Life
Life Hope Poetry
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“Culture and social change are closely interconnected processes that shape the life and development of rural society.”
— Hamza Iftikhar, Foundations Of Agricultural Sciences- Agricultural Science Book
Life
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“Illness is a pause you don’t choose, one that strips away noise until all that remains is you and the bare truth of how you’re carrying your life.”
— Aoha Roohi Amin, Becoming the New Horizon
Life
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Wisdom 111 65
Truth 90 42
Motivation 89 41
Life 44 60
Faith & Spirituality 29 60
Love 26 53
Courage 31 48
Grief & Loss 31 42
Hope 22 46
Poetry 35 30
Friendship 10 48
Heartbreak 34 24
Success 19 36
Society 6 47
Happiness 1 51
Humour 0 21
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