Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Quotes to live by

Some of the Greatest quotes to live by..

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
~Unknown

Imperfection is not our personal problem, it is a natural part of existing,
~ Tara Brach

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
~ Henri-Frederic Amiel

Life is the sum of all your choices.
~ Albert Camus

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
~ Oscar Wilde


Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
~ William Arthur Ward

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
~Sandra Carey

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
~ Anatole France

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
~ Vince Lombardi


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

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.
~ Lillian Dickson

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.
~ Albert Camus

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
~ Albert Einstein