Archive for the 'Quotes by Person' Category

09 Oct

“A man who does not…” Confucius

“A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.” Confucius
Popularity: 22% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

05 Oct

“A person’s ability to…” Anonymous

“A person’s ability to forgive is in proportion to the greatness of his soul.” Anonymous
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

18 Oct

“A wise man can see…” Anonymous

“A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.” Anonymous
Popularity: 42% [?]

Popularity: 42% [?]

25 Aug

“All beings are equal…” Dalai Lama

“All beings are equal in both their desire for happiness and their right to obtain it.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 5% [?]

Popularity: 5% [?]

18 Oct

“Always do right…” Mark Twain

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

27 Jul

“An eye for an eye…” Mohandas K. Gandhi

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”     - Mohandas K. Gandhi
Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

21 Apr

“Anyone who has never…” Albert Einstein

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

25 Aug

“Because we all share an…” Dalai Lama

“Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

29 Jun

“Champions aren’t made in…” Muhammad Ali

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” Muhammad [...]

Popularity: 28% [?]

18 Nov

“Courage is resistance to fear…” Mark Twain

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 77% [?]

Popularity: 77% [?]

15 Jul

“Courage is resistance to…” Mark Twain

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

19 Apr

“Do not follow where the…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 51% [?]

Popularity: 51% [?]

08 Oct

“Don’t let life discourage…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to start where he was.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

02 Jun

“Don’t let life discourage…” Lao-Tzu

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to start where he was.” Lao-Tzu
Popularity: 30% [?]

Popularity: 30% [?]

08 Nov

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of…” Anonymous

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.” Anonymous
Popularity: 85% [?]

Popularity: 85% [?]

10 Jul

“Everything is either an…” Wayne Dyer

“Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

25 Aug

“Friendship is a virtue…” Aristotle

“Friendship is a virtue, and the most necessary thing.”   - Aristotle
Popularity: 6% [?]

Popularity: 6% [?]

25 Aug

“Friendship is one soul…” Aristotle

“Friendship is one soul inhabiting two bodies.”   - Aristotle
Popularity: 6% [?]

Popularity: 6% [?]

19 Apr

“Go for it now…” Wayne Dyer

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 47% [?]

Popularity: 47% [?]

18 Oct

“God didn’t call us to be…” Mother Teresa

“God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.” Mother Teresa
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

30 Jul

“He had discovered a great…” Mark Twain

“He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.” Mark Twain, in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

21 Nov

“He who asks is a…” Chinese Proverb

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” Chinese Proverb
Popularity: 88% [?]

Popularity: 88% [?]

08 Oct

“How do you get world peace…” Wayne Dyer

“How do you get world peace. You get world peace through inner peace. If you’ve got a world full of people who have inner peace, then you have a peaceful world.” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

18 Oct

“I am an old man…” Mark Twain

“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 44% [?]

Popularity: 44% [?]

25 Aug

“I don’t know whether the universe…” Dalai Lama

“I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars, and planets, has a deeper meaning, but at the very least it is clear that we humans who live on this Earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

19 Apr

“I hope your dreams…” Anonymous

“I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.” Anonymous
Popularity: 42% [?]

Popularity: 42% [?]

25 Aug

“I see God in…” Mother Teresa

“I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper’s wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself.”   - Mother Teresa
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

25 Aug

“I try to treat whomever I meet…” Dalai Lama

“I try to treat whomever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

21 May

“If they can make…” Muhammad Ali

“If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” Muhammad Ali
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to be happy…” Anonymous

“If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, love what you do.” Anonymous
Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

11 Jun

“If you want to…” Anonymous

“If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.” Anonymous
Popularity: 17% [?]

Popularity: 17% [?]

10 Jul

“Imagination is more important…” Albert Einstein

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

25 Aug

“In poverty and other…” Aristotle

“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.”   - Aristotle
Popularity: 8% [?]

Popularity: 8% [?]

25 Aug

“In Tibet we say that…” Dalai Lama

“In Tibet we say that many illnesses can be cured by the one medicine of love and compassion. These qualities are the ultimate source of human happiness, and our need for them lies at the very core of our being.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

11 Jun

“Life is not measured…” Anonymous

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Anonymous
Popularity: 18% [?]

Popularity: 18% [?]

09 Nov

“Loving people live in a…” Wayne Dyer

“Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. But it’s the same world. How come?” Wayne Dyer
Popularity: 79% [?]

Popularity: 79% [?]

19 Apr

“Make the most of yourself…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 40% [?]

Popularity: 40% [?]

25 Aug

“No material object, however beautiful…” Dalai Lama

“No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character is in the subjective nature of the mind.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

25 Aug

“Nobody would choose to live…” Aristotle

“Nobody would choose to live without friends even if he had all the other good things of life.”   - Aristotle
Popularity: 7% [?]

Popularity: 7% [?]

26 Oct

“Only two things are infinite…” Albert Einstein

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

03 Oct

“Open your arms to change…” Dalai Lama

“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” Dalai Lama
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

04 Nov

“Real knowledge is to know…” Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius
Popularity: 76% [?]

Popularity: 76% [?]

10 Jul

“The future depends on…” Mahatma Gandhi

“The future depends on what we do in the present.” Mahatma Gandhi
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

25 Aug

“The key to a happier world…” Dalai Lama

“The key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 9% [?]

Popularity: 9% [?]

17 May

“The man who views…” Muhammad Ali

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” Muhammad Ali
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

25 Aug

“The more we care…” Dalai Lama

“The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

25 Aug

“The need for love…” Dalai Lama

“The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. It results from the profound interdependence we all share with one another.”   - Dalai Lama
Popularity: 8% [?]

Popularity: 8% [?]

02 Jun

“The only way to have…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

05 Oct

“The weak can never…” Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

13 Oct

“The whole world steps aside…” Anonymous

“The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.” Anonymous
Popularity: 21% [?]

Popularity: 21% [?]