I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.
© G. K. Chesterton @quote
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do
© Moliere @quote
There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
© Robert Louis Stevenson @quote
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
© Alfred Tennyson @quote
If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place
© Lao Tzu @quote
A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.
© May Sarton @quote
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till some one dash it from them
© Sophocles @quote
Think as a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
© William Yeats @quote
A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.
© Mark Twain @quote
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
© Ralph Emerson @quote
To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest
© Pema Chodron @quote
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
© Henri-Frederic Amiel @quote
The real measure of your wealth is how much youd be worth if you lost all your money
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Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors
© Dalai Lama @quote
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
© Confucius @quote
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a months study of books.
© Chinese Proverb @quote
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do
© Dhammapada @quote
By accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy.
© Jane Roberts @quote
The cosmos is neither moral or immoral; only people are. He who would move the world must first move himself.
© Edward Ericson @quote
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
© Buddha @quote
If one is estranged from oneself, then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others
© Anne Lindbergh @quote
When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly
© Barbara Winter @quote