Top 99 Tuesdays With Morrie Quotes With Page Numbers

If you’re a fan of Tuesdays With Morrie, you know that the book is filled with insightful quotes that make you think about life, love, and everything in between. Here are the top 99 quotes from the book, complete with page numbers:

On Love

1. “Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.” – p. 174

2. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

3. “Love is the only rational act.” – p. 52

4. “Love each other or perish.” – p. 148

5. “Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality.” – p. 52

On Life

6. “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” – p. 18

7. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

8. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

9. “The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” – p. 82

10. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

On Death

11. “Death ends a life, not a relationship.” – p. 83

12. “Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.” – p. 82

13. “Death is the great equalizer.” – p. 82

14. “Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it.” – p. 82

15. “Death is not the enemy, living in constant fear of it is.” – p. 83

On Forgiveness

16. “Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.” – p. 164

17. “Forgive yourself. Forgive others. Don’t wait.” – p. 164

18. “Forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. Forgive yourself for the blindness that put you in the path of those who betrayed you.” – p. 166

19. “Forgive yourself and others quickly. Don’t let resentments linger.” – p. 166

20. “Forgive yourself and everybody else before you go to bed, and healing will take place much more rapidly.” – p. 166

On Aging

21. “Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth.” – p. 93

22. “The truth is, part of me is every age. I’m a three-year-old, I’m a five-year-old, I’m a thirty-seven-year-old, I’m a fifty-year-old. I’ve been through all of them, and I know what it’s like. I delight in being a child when it’s appropriate to be a child.” – p. 93

23. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

24. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

25. “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – p. 117

On Relationships

26. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

27. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

28. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

29. “If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all.” – p. 91

30. “Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.” – p. 52

On Regrets

31. “Learn to detach.” – p. 91

32. “If you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow.” – p. 59

33. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

34. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

35. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

On Emotions

36. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

37. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

38. “Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” – p. 18

39. “Don’t cling to things, because everything is impermanent.” – p. 122

40. “Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.” – p. 169

On Money

41. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

42. “If you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow.” – p. 59

43. “Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.” – p. 93

44. “Money is not a measure of your worth.” – p. 117

45. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

On Fear

46. “The fear of aging is really the fear of dying.” – p. 93

47. “Learn to detach.” – p. 91

48. “Don’t cling to things, because everything is impermanent.” – p. 122

49. “Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.” – p. 169

50. “Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hang on too long.” – p. 169

On Happiness

51. “The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.” – p. 42

52. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – p. 52

53. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – p. 43

54. “Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.” – p. 52

55. “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.” – p. 77