Selected quotes - page 10

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. (Kahlil Gibran)
No one loves his country for its size or eminence, but because it's his own. View quote
Seneca
Two things define a person: His patience when he has nothing, and his behavior when he has everything. View quote
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. View quote
Albert Einstein
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another. View quote
Sophocles
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. View quote
Cicero
When you are going through difficulty and wonder where God is, remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. View quote
Keanu Reeves
Associate with people who are likely to improve you. View quote
Seneca
Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen. View quote
Socrates
Look forward - with hope, back - with gratitude, up - with prayer, down - with repentance, inward - with attention. And around - with love. View quote
A truly rich man is one whose children will run into his arms when his hands are empty. (INZ EN)
When a wise person gets angry, he sits down and remains silent to calm his heart, so that anger does not take over him-allowing him to remain the master of himself. View quote
Nectarios of Aegina
Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. View quote
Epictetus
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. View quote
Dale Carnegie
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. View quote
Carl Jung
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. View quote
Voltaire
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. View quote
Alvin Toffler
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. View quote
Theodore Roosevelt
God doesn't send you the people you want. He sends you the people you need. They may hurt you, love you, teach you, or wound you-to make you into the person you are meant to be. View quote
Kindness has never brought shame to anyone. Kindness is the most beautiful thing in the world. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
In a well-governed country, speak boldly and act boldly. In a country where lawlessness prevails, let your actions be bold but your speech tactful. (Confucius)
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. View quote
Seneca
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
Unfortunately... Often, when we are kind, we are not remembered, but when we are bad, we are never forgotten... View quote
A person who creates habits of hard work in their children provides for them much better than by leaving them an inheritance. View quote