Selected quotes - page 8

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. (André Gide)
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
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. View quote
Laozi
A home without books is a body without soul. View quote
Cicero
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. 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
What's meant for you always arrives right on time. View quote
Every person you meet is fighting battles you know nothing about. So be kind. Always. View quote
When in doubt tell the truth. View quote
Mark Twain
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. (Aristotle)
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. View quote
Plutarch
Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend. View quote
Aristotle
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. View quote
Confucius
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. View quote
Albert Einstein
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. View quote
Confucius
In school, we first learn the lessons and then take the test. In life, it's the opposite – first comes the test, and then we learn the lesson. View quote
Be careful who you trust and tell your problems to. Not everyone who smiles at you is your friend... View quote
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. View quote
Socrates
Friends show their love in times of trouble. View quote
Euripides
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. (Marcus Aurelius)
What I see around the world would drive me insane if I did not know that no matter what happens, God will have the last word. View quote
Paisios of Mount Athos
Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge. View quote
Carl Jung
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. View quote
Sigmund Freud
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. View quote
Aesop