Quote of the Day Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. Ernest Hemingway Thinking , Waiting , Trying 490 Copy quote The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found. Ernest Hemingway Life , Motivational , Broken Heart 177 Copy quote There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway Lying , Men , Self 230 Copy quote Life breaks all of us but some of us get stronger in the broken places. Ernest Hemingway Broken , Stronger , Break 55 Copy quote The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. Ernest Hemingway Beauty , Courage , Honesty 372 Copy quote Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors. Ernest Hemingway Men , Mma , Battle 335 Copy quote Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Beautiful , Sleep 424 Copy quote I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, all that you're yet to be. Ernest Hemingway Romantic , Love You , Cute Boyfriend 259 Copy quote Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter then ever. Ernest Hemingway Hard Times , Night , Shining 90 Copy quote Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. Ernest Hemingway One Day , Tolls , Today Ernest Hemingway (2014). “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, p.468, Simon and Schuster 189 Copy quote The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Ernest Hemingway Love , Boyfriend , Wisdom 429 Copy quote The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. Ernest Hemingway War , Political , Ruins Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.4177, Simon and Schuster 131 Copy quote Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Life , Couple 304 Copy quote The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Life , Strength Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco 258 Copy quote You must be prepared to work always without applause. Ernest Hemingway Appreciation , Work , Novelists Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.1053, Simon and Schuster 48 Copy quote Develop a built-in bullshit detector. Ernest Hemingway Bad Ass , Bullshit , Ass 75 Copy quote I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway Love , Life , Inspiring 101 Copy quote Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. Ernest Hemingway Life , Death , Rip Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco 142 Copy quote I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Relationship , Peace 234 Copy quote You may talk. And I may listen. And miracles might happen. Ernest Hemingway Miracle , May , Might 116 Copy quote Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey Ernest Hemingway Girl , Kissing , Bottles 63 Copy quote No one you love is ever truly lost. Ernest Hemingway Love Is , One You Love , Lost 43 Copy quote The world breaks everyone or nearly everyone, of their childish illusions, assumptions and wishes, often painfully and afterwards due to the personal growth in practical experience, insight and the resulting wisdom many are strong at the broken places just like mended broken bones often are, and some people even have the great insight to be grateful for the purifying fire. Ernest Hemingway Gratitude , Strong , Grateful 39 Copy quote Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know when it's wrong. Ernest Hemingway Remembers Everything , Remember , Knows Ernest Hemingway (2014). “Garden of Eden”, p.67, Simon and Schuster 35 Copy quote When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead. Ernest Hemingway Life , Fun , Bad Ass Ernest Hemingway (2002). “True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir”, p.224, Simon and Schuster 40 Copy quote Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. Ernest Hemingway Thinking , Waiting , Trying 490 Copy quote Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found. Ernest Hemingway Life , Motivational , Broken Heart 177 Copy quote The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway Lying , Men , Self 230 Copy quote There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Life breaks all of us but some of us get stronger in the broken places. Ernest Hemingway Broken , Stronger , Break 55 Copy quote Life breaks all of us but some of us get stronger in the broken places. The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. Ernest Hemingway Beauty , Courage , Honesty 372 Copy quote The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors. Ernest Hemingway Men , Mma , Battle 335 Copy quote Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors. Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Beautiful , Sleep 424 Copy quote Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, all that you're yet to be. Ernest Hemingway Romantic , Love You , Cute Boyfriend 259 Copy quote I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, all that you're yet to be. Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter then ever. Ernest Hemingway Hard Times , Night , Shining 90 Copy quote Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter then ever. Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. Ernest Hemingway One Day , Tolls , Today Ernest Hemingway (2014). “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, p.468, Simon and Schuster 189 Copy quote Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Ernest Hemingway Love , Boyfriend , Wisdom 429 Copy quote The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. Ernest Hemingway War , Political , Ruins Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.4177, Simon and Schuster 131 Copy quote The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Life , Couple 304 Copy quote Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Life , Strength Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco 258 Copy quote The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. You must be prepared to work always without applause. Ernest Hemingway Appreciation , Work , Novelists Ernest Hemingway (2014). “The Hemingway Collection”, p.1053, Simon and Schuster 48 Copy quote You must be prepared to work always without applause. Develop a built-in bullshit detector. Ernest Hemingway Bad Ass , Bullshit , Ass 75 Copy quote Develop a built-in bullshit detector. I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway Love , Life , Inspiring 101 Copy quote I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. Ernest Hemingway Life , Death , Rip Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco 142 Copy quote Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway Inspirational , Relationship , Peace 234 Copy quote I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. You may talk. And I may listen. And miracles might happen. Ernest Hemingway Miracle , May , Might 116 Copy quote You may talk. And I may listen. And miracles might happen. Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey Ernest Hemingway Girl , Kissing , Bottles 63 Copy quote Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey No one you love is ever truly lost. Ernest Hemingway Love Is , One You Love , Lost 43 Copy quote

No one you love is ever truly lost. The world breaks everyone or nearly everyone, of their childish illusions, assumptions and wishes, often painfully and afterwards due to the personal growth in practical experience, insight and the resulting wisdom many are strong at the broken places just like mended broken bones often are, and some people even have the great insight to be grateful for the purifying fire. Ernest Hemingway Gratitude , Strong , Grateful 39 Copy quote The world breaks everyone or nearly everyone, of their childish illusions, assumptions and wishes, often painfully and afterwards due to the personal growth in practical experience, insight and the resulting wisdom many are strong at the broken places just like mended broken bones often are, and some people even have the great insight to be grateful for the purifying fire. Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know when it's wrong. Ernest Hemingway Remembers Everything , Remember , Knows Ernest Hemingway (2014). “Garden of Eden”, p.67, Simon and Schuster 35 Copy quote Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know when it's wrong. When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead. Ernest Hemingway Life , Fun , Bad Ass Ernest Hemingway (2002). “True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir”, p.224, Simon and Schuster 40 Copy quote When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead. Latest quotes from interviews "Men cannot act before the camera in the presence of death." Related Authors F. Scott Fitzgerald Author Mark Twain Author Margaux Hemingway Model William Faulkner Writer Gertrude Stein Writer Martha Gellhorn Novelist John Steinbeck Author Charles Bukowski Poet Mariel Hemingway Actress Zelda Fitzgerald Novelist James Joyce Novelist Franz Kafka Writer Dree Hemingway Model Erich Maria Remarque Author Kurt Vonnegut Writer Charles Dickens Writer J. D. Salinger Writer Edgar Allan Poe Author Jack Kerouac Novelist Jack London Author Ernest Hemingway Born: July 21, 1899 Died: July 2, 1961 Occupation: Author Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends New Quotes (10) Falling In Love Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account