“Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.”– William Shakespeare Related Quotes “I did not direct my life. I didn’t design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That’s what life is.”– B. F. Skinner “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”– Albert Schweitzer “The person lives twice who lives the first life well.”– Robert Herrick