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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. (Marcus Aurelius)
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. View quote
Seneca
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. View quote
Laozi
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
Those who love us just the way we are are priceless! It's invaluable! View quote
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. View quote
Confucius
The most precious jewels you will ever have around your neck are the arms of your children. View quote
Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is...life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you. View quote
Don't be a parrot in life, be an Eagle. A parrot talks way too much but can't fly high but an eagle is silent and has the will power to touch the sky. View quote
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. View quote
Plutarch
The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it. (Carlo Goldoni)
A joke, like salt, should be used with moderation. View quote
Pythagoras
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. View quote
Aesop
The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes-never! View quote
Mikhail Bulgakov
The heaviest burden you carry is the thoughts in your head. View quote
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
The tree is known by its fruit, The woman – in the poverty of her husband, The man is known in the illness of his wife, The friend is known in trouble, and the Believer – in times of trials. View quote
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. View quote
Plato
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
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. View quote
George Washington
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. (Kahlil Gibran)
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
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. View quote
Socrates
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. View quote
Confucius
The soul is healed by being with children. View quote
Fyodor Dostoyevsky