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“A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.”
“Know thyself and thou shalt know the universe and the gods.”
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.”
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
“The world is imprisoned in its own activity, except when actions are performed as worship of God.”
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony.”
“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world around you, beginning with your own heart.”
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
“Wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”
“Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her. Without winds the vessel would not move and without a pilot she would be lost.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Not in the sky, nor in mid-ocean, nor in a mountain cave, is found that place on earth where abiding one may escape from the consequences of one's evil deed.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
“Success isn't just about making money. It's about making a difference.”
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“Sleep is the best meditation.”
“I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one.”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
“The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it.”
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“Iron sharpens iron; scholar sharpens scholar.”
“All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost.”
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
“The net of the sleeper catches fish.”
“Self-love, self-respect, self-worth: There’s a reason they all start with ‘self.’ You can’t find them in anyone else.”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts.”
“A drowning man is not troubled by rain.”
“Hopeful determination is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out.”
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.”
“Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.”
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves — slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”
“The iron ore thinks itself senselessly tortured in the furnace, but the tempered blade looks back and knows better.”
“I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight that to somebody's need made me blind; but I never have yet felt a tinge of regret for being a little too kind.”
“Dream without fear. Work without limits.”
“Work hard, dream big.”
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.”
“Put your trust in God, but keep your camel tied.”
“A faithful friend is the medicine of life.”
“Those who are once found to be bad are presumed so forever.”
“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.”
“Better to be kind at home than to burn incense in a far place.”
“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.”
“In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exists, there must also be losers.”
“Success is not just about making money. It's about making a difference.”
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
“When the world says 'give up,' hope whispers 'try it one more time.'”
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
“Don't dream your life, live your dreams.”
“Work while they sleep. Learn while they party. Save while they spend. Live like they dream.”
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
“Dreams become reality when intentions turn into actions.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.”
“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”
“Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”
“Though the bamboo forest is dense, water flows through it freely.”
“The wise man changes his mind; the fool never will.”
“Peace is not the absence of affliction, but the presence of God.”
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
“The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.”
“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
“When I find myself fading, I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy.”
“To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay, right or justice.”
“He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.”
“Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.”
“Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.”
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
“An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.”
“One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.”
“Mystery is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
“To be fond of learning is to be at the gate of knowledge.”
“It's not enough to have a dream, unless you're willing to pursue it.”
“Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.”
“O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to God, if it is Him that you worship.”
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.”
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.”
“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
“The lotus grows in muddy water, yet rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty.”
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”
“Better a handful of dried dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.”
“Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.”
“Don't limit your dreams. The world is big and your dreams should be bigger.”
“If you feel a burning desire within you, it is because you were meant to follow it.”
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
“Every day is a new opportunity to change your life.”
“When the world pushes you to your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray.”
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.”
“The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.”
“Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.”
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
“What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday.”
“Love is not about how many days, weeks or months you’ve been together, it’s all about how much you love each other every day.”
“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“The only limit to achieving your dream is your own belief.”
“The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud.”
“The body heals with play, the mind heals with laughter, and the spirit heals with joy.”
“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”
“Don't wait for opportunity. Create it.”
“Know thyself and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and of the universe.”
“The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.”
“The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman.”
“Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”
“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.”
“What is the use of living if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place?”
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
“Harm watch, harm catch.”
“Dream, believe, achieve.”
“Do not be afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.”
“Whatever affliction may visit you is for what your own hands have earned; and for many He grants forgiveness.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.”
“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”
“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.”
“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”
“If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.”
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
“When you drink the water, remember the spring.”
“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step, and a life of purpose begins with a single honest thought.”
“In the middle of winter, I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”
“Do not be deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
“Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.”
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
“Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.”
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.”
“Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.”
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
“One joy scatters a hundred griefs.”
“In time of test, family is best.”
“Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them.”
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of consciousness.”
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.”
“The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of all true art and science.”
“Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone.”
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
“Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.”
“He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin.”
“Do not be afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”
“When sleeping women wake, mountains move.”
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.”
“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination.”
“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.”
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
“Peace begins with a smile.”
“When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.”
“Those who act kindly in this world will have kindness.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.”
“Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love another until you know how to love yourself.”
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
“It is not daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away the unessential.”
“The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.”
“Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation.”
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
“Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not by entering the clefts of mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where one may be free from the consequences of an evil deed.”
“An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.”
“He who is contented is rich.”
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