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Wisdom is the most important part of happiness. (Sophocles)
The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. View quote
Mark Twain
Abba Anthony said, "A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us.'" View quote
Anthony the Great
Never listen to people who speak badly of others and good of you. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
If people could realize that we are merely passing through this Earth... That we are guests here... That every meeting with an acquaintance or a friend could be the last, they would be more humble and less cruel. 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
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. View quote
Winston Churchill
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. View quote
Aesop
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious. View quote
Herodotus
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. View quote
Cicero
We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak. View quote
Albert Einstein
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. View quote
Laozi
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. View quote
Epicurus
The soul is healed by being with children. View quote
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. View quote
Confucius
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
One little boy, when asked what forgiveness is, gave a wonderful answer: "It is the fragrance that a flower gives when it is trampled on." View quote
Look forward - with hope, back - with gratitude, up - with prayer, down - with repentance, inward - with attention. And around - with love. View quote
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. View quote
Dale Carnegie
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. (Marcus Aurelius)
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. View quote
Hippocrates
The voice of the majority is no proof of justice. View quote
Friedrich Schiller
Men exist for the sake of one another. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
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. View quote
Confucius