Plato
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.
The passionate are like men standing on their heads, they see all things the wrong way.
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
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Love is not blind. It sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
You're good, you're very good.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
I have a head for business and a bod for sin.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration
Roll with the punches.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women like to be a man's last romance.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
Live Well... Laugh Often... Love Much.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep, the more I give to thee the more I have for both are infinite.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary listener does not hear. quotes
When god closes a door, he opens a window.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
Hey, Bud, lets party !
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
If thou must love me, let it be for nought, except for love's sake only. Do not say, I love her for her smile, her look, her way of speaking gently, for a trick of thought that falls in well with mine, and, certes, brought a sense of pleasant ease on such a day. For these things in themselves, beloved, may be changed, or change for thee, and love so wrought, may be unwrought so.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
If you build it, he will come.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
To give away money is an easy matter and in any mans power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in any mans power nor an easy matter
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we can not live within.
Press forsake! Go ahead and press 'forsake now' !
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
I saw and loved.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
Each action can be the one on which all depends , what is decisive is only the strength and concentration of hallowing with which I do it. To the question of what had been the most essential matter for his late teacher, a disciple answered, 'Always just what he was engaged in at the moment'.
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give. You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have. I give you thanks for receiving , it's my privilege, and you owe me nothing in return.
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
I ain't so tough.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Never, never, never give up.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Praise does wonders for the sense of hearing.
Hatred paralyzes life, love releases it. Hatred confuses life, love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life, love illumines it.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Badges ? We ain't got no badges ! We don't need no badges ! I don't have to show you any stinking badges !
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Do we really know anybody ? Who does not wear a face to hide another ?
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
Give all to love.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
What a dump.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
Our intentions create our reality.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
Love is friendship set to music
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Most people don't get much praise in daily life, but we all need it very much. I think receiving praise makes us brave. Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
I love you, I am at rest with you, I have come home.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
A heart can be broken, but it keeps beating just the same.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.