Inspirational Quotes - Page 270

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

I'm better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I'm not around.

Much is to be gained by eBooks: ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely lost: tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness - a little bit of humanity.

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

The less I needed, the better I felt.

One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping-stones to greater experience...When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance.

The greatest possession we have costs nothing; it's known as love.

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

Never take anything for granted.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.

'Do What You Gotta Do' is a positive, inspirational song that says no matter what it is; whether you're up against challenges or trying to get your dreams and aspirations met, you should do what whatever you have to do shy of killing yourself or someone else.

The very things we wish to avoid, neglect and flee from turn out to be the 'prima materia' from which all real growth comes.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

You can get old pretty young if you don't take care of yourself.

Don't think being 'religious' means becoming harsh or hard. When Allah enters a heart, He softens it--He doesn't harden it.