Selected quotes - page 9

A home without books is a body without soul. (Cicero)
Compassion is sorrow for someone else's misfortune; envy is sorrow for someone else's happiness. View quote
Plutarch
Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge. View quote
Carl Jung
What's meant for you always arrives right on time. View quote
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
The soul is healed by being with children. View quote
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. View quote
Albert Einstein
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. View quote
Henry Ford
Have more than you show, Speak less than you know. View quote
William Shakespeare
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. (Albert Einstein)
Whatever you are, be a good one. View quote
Abraham Lincoln
Work on purifying your thoughts. If you have no bad thoughts, there will be no bad deeds. View quote
Confucius
Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. View quote
Confucius
If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof over your head, you are richer than you think. View quote
Be careful who you trust and tell your problems to. Not everyone who smiles at you is your friend... View quote
Apologizing doesn't always mean you're wrong and the other person is right. It means you value your relationship more than your ego. View quote
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. View quote
Kahlil Gibran
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. View quote
Aesop
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. View quote
Oscar Wilde
Men exist for the sake of one another. (Marcus Aurelius)
To insult and to humiliate is characteristic of the weak. The strong find pleasure in uplifting, supporting, and helping others. View quote
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? View quote
George Eliot
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear. View quote
Thucydides
There is no great genius without some touch of madness. View quote
Seneca