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“The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor man, when he has something to eat.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste much of it in noise”
“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
“Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms. You will be able to use them better when you are older.”
“It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
“Fate leads the willing and drags along the reluctant.”
“A sword never kills anybody it is a tool in the killers hand”
“Learning is the bread of life.”
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a good deal of it.”
“True peace is achieved not by living without difficulty but by living beyond difficulty.”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“It is not the man who has too little but the man who craves more that is poor.”
“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult”
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
“Study is the seasoning of life.”
“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it. Life is long enough and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested.”
“Nothing is ours except time.”
“Life is long if you know how to use it”
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
“Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.”
“The act itself is its own reward, and the punishment of the act is the act itself.”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”
“Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.”
“As long as you live keep learning how to live”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”
“No man was ever wise by chance.”
“A man who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary and never finds peace.”
“Men learn while they teach.”
“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you.”
“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today”
“As is a tale so is life: not how long it is but how good it is that matters.”
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true by the wise as false and by rulers as useful”
“To bear lightly what needs must be is a great virtue.”
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity and faith is what connects them”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life”
“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”
“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone and if he does not love solitude he will not love freedom”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage and to live with faith multiplies that courage immeasurably”
“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness and compassion”
“He who is brave is free.”
“The greatest king is he who is king of himself.”
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the master of a fool simplicity reveals the difference”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it.”
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
“The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses but proclaims his debts.”
“Begin at once to live and count each separate day as a separate life for time waits for no one”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that family things are difficult.”
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood”
“When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
“It is not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a great deal of it simplicity reclaims that wasted time”
“True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future”
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“Wherever you go carry compassion with you for it is the lightest burden and the greatest gift”
“As is a tale so is life not how long it is but how good it is is what matters”
“There is no end to learning.”
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.”
“Life without study is merely death.”
“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.”
“Time heals what reason cannot.”
“It is not the man who has too little but the man who craves more that is poor simplicity cures that poverty”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare it is because we do not dare that they are difficult and faith gives us daring”
“Knowing what is right does not make a sagacious man; the sage is one who also acts rightly.”
“All great things start from small beginnings.”
“Love in its essence is spiritual fire.”
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality but imagination also gives us the gift of wonder”
“It is not the man who has too little who is poor but the one who hankers after more.”
“He who has great power should use it lightly.”
“While we are postponing, life speeds by.”
“No wind is favorable to the sailor who has no destined port.”
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them”
“Life, if well lived, is long enough.”
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Peace is what happens when patience meets understanding.”
“True family happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
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