Beautiful English Quotes

[Nereid]

(The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion" (Elizabeth Drew

 

[Persiana]

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.

Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist​

 

[Persiana]

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I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.​

Mahatma Gandhi
political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement​

 

[Persiana]

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In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.​

Dalai Lama
spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism​

 

[Nereid]

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest​

Confucius​

 

[Callisto]

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
Mahatma Gandhi
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[Callisto]

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Isaac Asimov,American author and professor of biochemistry
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[Callisto]

There are two tragedies in life , one is to lose your heart's desire. the other is to gain it.

George Bernard Shaw , Irish playwright
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[Nereid]

.A witty saying proves nothing​

Voltaire​

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[Persiana]

A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

Mahatma Gandhi















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[Persiana]

Commit yourself to a dream ... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle - he defeated the fear of trying.

Robert H. Schuller
American televangelist, pastor, and author
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[Persiana]

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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist​

 

[Nereid]

!The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is the day they start making vacuum cleaners
unknown

 

[Persiana]

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The way to find out about happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you are really happy — not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what is called following your bliss.​

Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987) American Author, Editor, Philosopher and Teacher​

 

[Persiana]

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An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

Mahatma Gandhi
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[Persiana]

Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.

Sergei Rachmaninov
Russian Composer, pianist and conductor (1873-1943)i
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[poljam]

Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.

Sergei Rachmaninov
Russian Composer, pianist and conductor (1873-1943)i
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i like it.so good.tnx for posting

 

[bloody]

Wisdom begins in wonder.
Socrates ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon 470-399 BC​

 

[bloody]

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
Socrates ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon 470-399 BC​

 

[bloody]

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
Socrates ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon 470-399 BC​