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The water that does not move becomes stagnant, and so does the mind that is not open to change. (INZ EN)
We must end war before war ends us. View quote
H. G. Wells
The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it. View quote
Carlo Goldoni
Anger is a brief madness. View quote
Horace
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. View quote
Confucius
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. View quote
Plato
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. View quote
Laozi
Three golden rules of language: - Think about what you say. - Don't say what you don't mean. - Don't say everything you think. View quote
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. View quote
Aristotle
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 only certainty is that nothing is certain. (Pliny the Elder)
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. 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
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
There are few people with whom you can sit and bare your soul. Take care of them! View quote
The heaviest burden you carry is the thoughts in your head. View quote
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. View quote
André Gide
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. View quote
Confucius
Friends show their love in times of trouble. View quote
Euripides
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. View quote
George Washington
Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend. View quote
Aristotle
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. View quote
Socrates
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