Thursday, August 13, 2009

FAMOUS QUOTES

Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.
Helen Steiner Rice

I made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it short.
Blaise Pascal

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
Samuel Johnson

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.
Dr. Napoleon Hill

I want to know God's thoughts... the rest are details.
Albert Einstein

Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired.
Richard Kemph

Do not underestimate the power of the dark side of famous quotes.
Bill Austin

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong


We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.
Confucius

A man who is angry on the right grounds, against the right persons, in the right manner, at the right moment, and for the right length of time deserves great praise.
Aristotle

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
Aristotle

Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited while imagination embraces the entire world.
Albert Einstein

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
Confucius

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Confucius

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of others.
Albert Einstein

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall.
Confucius

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
Albert Einstein

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it--this is knowledge.
Confucius

The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.
Albert Einstein

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
Aesop

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Albert Einstein


Always tell the truth; then you don't have to remember anything.
Mark Twain

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
Aesop

Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you've never been hurt.
Mark Twain

Fine clothes may disguise, but foolish words will disclose a fool.
Aesop

Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of fear.
Mark Twain

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Aesop

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
Mark Twain

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Aesop

The man who does not read good books is at no advantage over the man who can't read them.
Mark Twain

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best. W. Edwards Deming

What you see depends on what you're looking for.

Anonymous

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Walt Emerson

Don't frown because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
Sinvyest Tan

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going
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Anonymous

Patience and perseverance have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams


To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Donald Laird

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe


Who dares, wins.
Anonymous Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith.
Adel Bestavros