Here I post the quotes and thoughts which i find interesting

Monday, August 16, 2004

Famous Quotes
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If you judge people, you have no time to love them

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

Only the educated are free

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten , but they may start a winning game

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them

Discoveries are often made by not following instructions; by going off the main road; by trying the untried

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us

Where there is love there is life

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right

Half knowledge is worse than ignorance

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done

Seeking to know is too often learning to doubt

What we see depends mainly on what we look for

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Winning is not everything. It's the only thing.

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.

You can fool some of the people some of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

Education is the ability to meet life's situations

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth that humble reasoning of a single individual

Think for yourself. Whatever is happening at the moment, try to think for your self.

If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do...but how much love we put in that action

We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love

I tolerate with the utmost latitude the right of others to differ from me in opinion

He that never changes his opinion, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow that he is today

The smart ones ask when they don't know. And, sometimes when they do.

The greatest mistake is to imagine that we never err

Only intuition can save you from the most dangerous individual of all, the articulate incompetent

Let us not dream that reason can ever be popular. Passions, emotions, may be made popular, but reason remains the property of the few.

Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still

Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give

Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life

Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you plan to stop peddling

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin--real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment

It is not length of life, but depth of life

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it

Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian

All of the animals except for man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever

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

Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway

Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him

In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going

Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top up's

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there

Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it no

A successful person is a dreamer whom someone believed in

Bloom where you are planted

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.

Be yourself. Who else is better qualified

Don't postpone joy

Always laugh when you can. It is cheaper than medicine..

All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others.

You know your in love when the hardest thing to do is say goodbye

If you love someone tell them, because hearts are often broken bywords left unspoken

Alter your attitude and you can alter your life

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true -- it did for me

To the world, you may be one person; but to one person, you may be the world

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend

It takes a minute to like someone, an hour to love someone, but a lifetime to forget someone

I believe in angels, the kind that heaven sends. I'm surrounded by angels, and I call them my best friends

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

If you treat a sick child like an adult and a sick adult like a child, everything usually works out pretty well

Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

Being beaten is often a temporary condition, giving up is what makes it permanent

Birds sing after a storm, why shouldn't we?

The philosophy of the rich versus the poor is this:
The rich invest their money and spend what is left;
the poor spend their money and invest what's left

Failing to plan means planning to fail. What are your goals?

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering

Failure is delay, not defeat

Some people are always grumbling because Roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses

If you can DREAM it, you can DO it

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration

He who knows others is wise, He who knows himself is enlightened

Sometimes just a smile on your face
Can help to make this world a better place.
Stand up for the things that are right.

Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds

What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others

Only a life lived for others is worth living

Live, let live, and help live

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself

Charity begins at home, but should not end there

Be the change you want to see in the world

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Work hard at what you like to do and try to overcome all obstacles

Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them

Pick some flowers and appreciate the beauty of nature

Say hello to strangers and enjoy the people you know

Don't be afraid to show your emotions laughing and crying make you feel better

Love your friends and family with your entire being they are the most important part of your life

Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day

Find a rainbow and live your world of dreams always remember life is better than it seems
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BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

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