well air is free and we would kinda be in crapola without it so i accept.

No, to me it is clearly false, since many things that I consider to be good unfortunately cost money. Things like food, clothing, shelter, hygiene, medicine, comfort / luxuries, travel, electricity, etc... All are good things to have, all of them will most likely cost me money to obtain or use. There are some good things that are free, like friendship or the imagination... But the saying is quite clear that 'all' good things are free - which they aren't.

No, because life isn't free.. You have to pay taxes from the time you are born, till you are dead. You have to pay to: get born, get married, die, and anything else. THe only thing that's free is breathing ( thankfully )

Ya, sex is the most fun a person can have.

Thats a paraphrase. "The best things in life are free" is how it goes. And I must say I agree. If we combine the adage "What we posses surely possesses us" with "The best things in life are free" then we can be possessed by a baby's first smile, puppies playing in a box next to their mom, a particularly vibrant sunset or the twinkle in mom's eye when sees us after time away. I think I would rather be beholden to my mom than I would Chase Manhattan Bank.

hell no everything has a price.

No, I don't. I do believe that some of the best things in life are free, but all good things? Nope.

The question is posted in philosophy section. The answerers are supposed to think about philosophical implications of the statement. Physical needs, like necessities, comforts or luxuries, can never be classified as 'good things' in philosophy. A smile from some one you know will relieve you from mental tension. A kindness to help you mentally at the time of need is invaluable. A word of appreciation is worth more than 100 coins of money. Such 'good things' provide 'life' to what is otherwise called mere existence. The warmth of understanding is all that we need at times. Have you not come across of such situations? And a word of consolation - who can describe what power it has for a person who is sad and desperate? We are humans. All humanitarian interactions are invaluable. The higher the philosophical outlook of a person, the lower will be the requirements of necessities and comforts, not to speak of luxuries. He looks for the most valuable things of life which are free and invaluable. In my opinion, the statement should be reworded as "good things of life time are not only free but are also the most invaluable experiences". There were situations when some persons committed suicide due to lack of these good things. What is life without these lively things? The Hindu Upanishads classify humans into three types. The Tamo Guna type persons lead the life of basic instincts which are built into the genes of all living beings. Nothing in the world appears free for them. The Rajo Guna type persons lead a life of intellectual learning and interaction. Only a small part of their life appears to cost some thing. The Satwa Guna type persons lead a life of philosophy and spirituality. All the things that they consider to be good are free for them.

No. Success takes hard work.

There are so many things in life that are free and people are just too busy to notice...but of course not all good things are free.

Definitely. All business is exploitation, best to stay away from it entirely where possible.

1. the air we breathe is free 2. our freedom of choice is free 3. consenual sex is free And, there many others. I consider the above to be the good things in life. The cost? free!

Nothing in life is free. All things are earned or ill-gotten.

Before attempting to answer this, we need to classify what is good and what is bad for us. That differs from person to person based on their mental ability, maturity, life style and spiritual approach in life etc. For a COW grass is good and flesh is bad, which will be just opposite for the Lion or fox. A spiritually enlightened person grabs all good/best things from the nature around which are free, and become enriched. Whereas for a common man who always tends to pollute the atmosphere and nature around him with his life style and leads a meterialistic life, could not get any thing free which he thinks are good and essential for him, including the love and care. Hence the statement in your question applies to a section of people who lead there life according to the "Law of Nature".

No, not true. I've never done anything that was a "good thing in life" that cost me less than $125 or so for something really good.

No. Show me one thing that's free that'll help me pay the bills.

I'm as appreciative of sunsets and smiles as anyone, but I also know that it is hard to appreciate either if you're sick or cold or exhausted. The best things in life--love, truth, beauty, etc.--may be free but the capacity to enjoy them is greatly affected by one's economic situation. In other words, I'll agree as long as we don't use that saying to make us more complacent about poverty and its causes and effects.

No I do not. As others have noted, it's a lot easier to enjoy life when your are reasonably well-fed, have a roof over your head, have bathed recently, and are not suffering from any physical maladies. All of those things require a certain amount of money. There are also optional things in life that make life better and cost money. My partial list: . Green Flash beer Boogie boards Motorcycles Joe Satriani CDs My computer Etc., etc., etc. Even good things that are not tangible, such as friendship, love, beauty, etc. are not cost-free. They may not require money, but they require time, effort, emotional attachment and the like. My preferred version of the statement in question is: "The best things in life are NOT things"

maybe free in that i don't pay money - which is generally still a lie because you have to pay for a wedding even. but you always pay.

Not at all.

Does sex count?

Only in the case of Answerbag.