We regard quotes in general as being sayings that were uttered by really important people and that they are vital for our life. To some extent we may be right, but we have to keep in mind that some of these sayings have no specific origin. Actually they are the essence of life on earth and no one knows who the author is so that they can give him credit. In the end it only matters that we listen carefully to what people have to say.
When it comes to specific quotes about life the things still look the same. These are reflections or even glimpses of life put into words. We will be able to think more about them and to reflect over what they say as we compare them to our own experience. Many times we feel that they are really similar to our life and we wonder why we have not thought about it before others did.
The category of life quotes are dramatically enlarging as the years go by. The essence may remain to some extent the same, but in the end the words chosen to express it will differ from one generation to the other. One will try to be more sophisticated while the others will be really straight forward, but all of them will mean the same, words of encouragement.