Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
My precious.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
Love is a great beautifier.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
Experience is the best teacher.
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
Thank god, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Love can be understood only from the inside, as a language can be understood only by someone who speaks it, as a world can be understood only by someone who lives in it.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
We only love truly once. It is the first time and succeeding passions are less uncontrolled.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
Title of newspaper article yesterday - Vandals made off with all toilet seats in the local precinct. Police have nothing to go on.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
Love may make the world go around, but it's laughter that keeps us from getting dizzy.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
If it matters to you, you will find a way. If it doesn't you will find an excuse
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Love conquers all.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood ; if they are not, they are not great truths.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
Practice makes perfect.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me, now, standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
Love is a many splendered thing.
He who has hope has everything.
Obstacles are great incentives.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Its obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.
Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go, the sooner the better.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
For Love is Immortality.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes