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Health Quotes
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across? – The Buddha
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
It is difficult to achieve a spirit of genuine cooperation as long as people remain indifferent to the feelings and happiness of others.
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done.
If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.
Technology has to be invented or adopted.
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
— Socrates
Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
— Laozi
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Character develops itself in the stream of life.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
The noblest worship is to make yourself as good and as just as you can.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
— Plato
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If we are not given the chance to forget, we are also not given the chance to recover our memories, to alter them with time, perspective, and wisdom. Forgetting, we can be ourselves beyond what the past has told us we are; we can evolve. That is the possibility we want from the future.
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
Truth, and goodness, and beauty are but different faces of the same all.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
— Socrates
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.
Peace begins with a smile.
There are no failures. Just experiences and your reactions to them.
Life is so constructed that an event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.
The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.
— Giotto
The fall of dropping water wears away the Stone.
This is the whole point of technology. It creates an appetite for immortality on the one hand. It threatens universal extinction on the other. Technology is lust removed from nature.
Rock n' roll as a genre is different from pop and hip hop: it is about bands, and that for me suggests brotherhood, family, friendship and community.
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist or accept responsibility for changing them.
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
My friends are my estate.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you will join us, and the world will live as one.
If only wed stop trying to be happy wed have a pretty good time.
All is flux; nothing stays still.
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.
Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
Conditions fall apart. Persist with diligence.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.
We've got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
When in doubt, don't.
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.
Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.
Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.
Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.
There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in your own way.
The wisest men follow their own direction.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
A thing well said will be wit in all languages.
There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.
Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
I define friendship as a bond that transcends all barriers. When you are ready to expect anything and everything from friends, good, bad or ugly... that's what I call true friendship.
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
Love is the flower you've got to let grow.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions work.