life is like a box of chocolates

proverb

Life is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. simileLife is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.

Origin

Appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, when the lead character Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) says “My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”

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APA

life is like a box of chocolates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20is%20like%20a%20box%20of%20chocolates

MLA

“life is like a box of chocolates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20is%20like%20a%20box%20of%20chocolates. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life is like a box of chocolates,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20is%20like%20a%20box%20of%20chocolates.

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