Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement. (Ernest Dimnet)

Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.

Ernest Dimnet

Related topics

chastisement life reward succession

Related quotes

We must understand that the human person in reality does not die. Death is simply a transfer from one life to the other. View quote
Paisios of Mount Athos
The main value of life is family. As soon as the family perishes, so does the world. View quote
Paisios of Mount Athos
There are no coincidences in life. All things are providential. They are allowed for our salvation, in correspondence with our inner state and needs. View quote
Seraphim Rose
My whole life is a battle between me and me - between as I am and me as God wants me to be. View quote
Nikolaj Velimirovic
The life of the dead consists in the recollection cherished of them by the living. View quote
Cicero