Dogs are perhaps the most widely owned pets in the world. Dogs are
famous for their carefree spirit and unconditional love. They can cheer
us up when we are feeling down and give us a laugh when we need one.
“You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.” – Joe Garagiola
“You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you.” – Lewis Grizzard
“I’m convinced that petting a puppy is good luck.” – Meg Donahue
“The friendship of a dog is precious. It becomes even more so when one is so far removed from home.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
“One of the happiest sights in the world comes when a lost dog is reunited with a master he loves.” – Eldon Roark
“The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.” – Unknown Author
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” – M.K. Clinton
“Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog.” – Sidney Jeanne Seward
“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.” – Max Eastman
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole” – Roger Caras
“The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog” – Carrie Underwood
“It’s no coincidence that man’s best friend cannot talk” – Unknown Author
“One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you’re feeling blue is that he doesn’t try to find out why” – Unknown Author
“When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem” – Edward Abbey
“The pug is living proof that God has a sense of humor.” – Margot Kaufman
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Schulz
“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” – Mark Twain
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers
“Heaven’s the place where all the dogs you’ve ever loved come to greet you.” – Unknown Author
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.” – Milan Kundera
“Acquiring a dog may be the only time a person gets to choose a relative.” – Mordecai Siegal
“There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” – Mira Grant
“Two things are needed to raise awareness: education and love.” – Kamand Kojouri
“We all have the ability to make someone’s life better with our love.” – Kamand Kojouri
“Our homes travel with us. They are wherever we feel loved and accepted.” – Kamand Kojouri
“Let borders become sunlight so we traverse this Earth as one nation.” – Kamand Kojouri
“Understanding of each other is the beginning of peace.” – Lailah Akita
“Today is a beautiful day. Thank you! – Ron Barrow
“Like nature, we must grow with tranquility, beauty, harmony, and love.” – Debasish Mrdiha
“Stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.” – Suzy Kassem
“Not one of us knows what we can do, until one fine day, we stand up and do it.” – H.P. Wood
“Stand up for what is just against the unjust.” – Suzy Kassem
“Stand up for what is right even if you are standing alone.” – Suzy Kassem
“I stand only with Truth and my conscience is my only leader.” – Suzy Kassem
“I am fascinated by what is beautiful, strong, healthy, what is living. I seek harmony.” – Leni Riefenstahl
“Is it always to be a winners-losers world, or can we keep everyone in the game?” – Robert Fulghum
“To become a true global citizen, one must abandon all notions of ‘otherness.” – Suzy Kassem
“I wish for all of us the blindness of love that makes us see no faults in the other.” – Kamand Kojouri
“Why is there such madness in our world? Why can’t we stop it? Why do we hate others?” – Debasish Mrdiha
“If you’re not reaching back to help anyone then you’re not building a legacy.” – Germany Kent
“Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.” – Criss Jami
“Stand up for yourself. Never give any one permission to abuse you.” – Lailah Akita
“Get out of your mind and become crazy about your future in a creative way!” – Michael Bassey Johnson
“Stand up for what’s right for you when the time’s right.” – Israelmore Ayivor
“There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street.” ~ John Paul Warren
“The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need.” ~ Ann Richards
“Times will change for the better when you change.” ~ Maxwell Maltz
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~ George Eliot
“Not all dreamers are winners, but all winners are dreamers.” ~ Mark Gorman
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~ Lau Tzu
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” ~ Farrah Gray
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John R. Wooden
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” ~ George Adair
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ~ Truman Capote
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” ~ Roger Staubach
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” ~ Epictetus
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” ~ Albert Einstein
“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” ~ Steve Maraboli
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ~ Jim Ryun
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” ~ Vince Lombardi
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ~ Robert Collier
“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” ~ Babe Ruth
“When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.” ~ Lolly Daskal
“Only I can change my life. No one else can do it for me.” ~ Carol Burnett
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” ~ Jack London
“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.” ~ Peter Marshall
“Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” ~ Henry Ford
“Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“Come live in my heart, and pay no rent.” – Samuel Lover
“When love is not madness it is not love” – Pedro Calderón de la Barca
“Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.” – Candace Bushnell
“Everything is clearer when you’re in love.” – John Lennon
“The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.” – Jean de la Bruyere
“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams” – Dr. Seuss
“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more” – Angelita Lim
"I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so."
" Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued."
" Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet. "
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges....Pat Riley "
"A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results....Wade Boggs "
" Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude....Lou Holtz "
"Adopting a really positive attitude can work wonders to adding years to your life, a spring to your step, a sparkle to your eye, and all of that...Christie Brinkley "
"Natural ability is important, but you can go far without it if you have the focus, drive, desire and positive attitude....Kirsten Sweetland "
"I have a very positive attitude in life. My insecurity, fear and need to know about tomorrow has fortunately eased. What is going to happen will happen anyway. So why break my head over it?...Katrina Kaif "
"A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it...Joan Lunden "
"A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live...Elizabeth Edwards "
"A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me...David Bailey "
"Each day, I come in with a positive attitude, trying to get better....Stefon Diggs "
"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."
"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success. "
" You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness."
" You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. "
"Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity. "
"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful."
"I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles."
"The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job. "
"Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have."
"Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet."
" True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain."
"You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success. "
" Success must never be measured by how much money you have."
"The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip."
" If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success."
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
" Silence is true wisdom's best reply....Euripides"
"
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the
courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the
difference...Reinhold Niebuhr "
"The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance....Benjamin Franklin "
"
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is
noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by
experience, which is the bitterest...Confucius "
" I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures....Lao Tzu "
" Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration...Thomas A. Edison "
"Without
freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such
thing as public liberty without freedom of speech...Benjamin Franklin "
"Patience is the companion of wisdom....Saint Augustine "
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe...Marilyn vos Savant "
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment... Lao Tzu "
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy....Ludwig van Beethoven "
" Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance....Francis of Assisi "
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance....H. L. Mencken "
"Knowledge
comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the
mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the
ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work
and the tempering heat of experience and maturity...Calvin Coolidge "
"
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot
forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair,
against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of
God....Aeschylus "
"What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens....Ellen Glasgow "
" Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching...Satchel Paige"
" In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks...John Muir "
" Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment...Jim Rohn "
" The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing....Socrates "
"Our
shared values define us more than our differences. And acknowledging
those shared values can see us through our challenges today if we have
the wisdom to trust in them again...John McCain "
"Because
you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their
boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who
you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's
judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own
wisdom...Amitabh Bachchan"
" Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life....Immanuel Kant "
" There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart...Charles Dickens "
"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men...Confucius "
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future...George Bernard Shaw "
" A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination....Nelson Mandela "
"It
is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget:
that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red
blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all
salute the same great American Flag....Donald Trump "
"
Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great
ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your
body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom
and enlightenment....Morihei Ueshiba"
" Just as
treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good
deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely
through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the
guidance of virtue....Buddha "
" He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom...James Huneker "
"The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense...Dean Inge"
"The
seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world
over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence
consisting of two or three words...Robert South "
"God in His wisdom has decided that He will reward no works but His own...Johannes Tauler"
"The
model a lot of companies use is a very pyramidal model which sort of
designates that all creativity, all wisdom flows from the top. We think
that's the absolute wrong model...Richard Hayne"
"My
past is my wisdom to use today... my future is my wisdom yet to
experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides...Gene
Oliver "
"All human wisdom works and has worries and grief as reward....Johann Georg Hamann"
"The
biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box.
The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a
given field...Aubrey de Grey "
"I understand that
there's a certain energy in youth, no question, in terms of pursuing
jobs. But there is wisdom in age. It's too bad that the two can't come
together because I do think that people are dropped from what they're
really good at too soon...Rene Russo"
"Now it is time
to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and
security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most
valuable things in life cannot be measured...Michael D. Higgins "
"We live in a world of communication - everyone gets information about everyone else. There is universal comparison and you don't just compare yourself with the people next door, you compare yourself to people all over the world and with what is being presented as the decent, proper and dignified life. It's the crime of humiliation."
"There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.. "
"In a liquid modern life there are no permanent bonds, and any that we take up for a time must be tied loosely so that they can be untied again, as quickly and as effortlessly as possible, when circumstances change - as they surely will in our liquid modern society, over and over again. "
"We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit. "
"Unlike 'real relationships', 'virtual relationships' are easy to enter and to exit. They look smart and clean, feel easy to use, when compared with the heavy, slow-moving, messy real stuff. "
" As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. "
"Civilisation, the orderly world in which we live, is frail. We are skating on thin ice. There is a fear of a collective disaster. Terrorism, genocide, flu, tsunamis. "
"Attempts to tame the wayward and domesticate the riotous, to make the unknowable predictable and enchain the free-roaming - all such things sound the death knell to love. "
" Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy."
"Unlike 'real relationships', 'virtual relationships' are easy to enter and to exit. They look smart and clean, feel easy to use, when compared with the heavy, slow-moving, messy real stuff."
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water...Eleanor Roosevelt
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness...Oprah Winfrey
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments...Chris Rock
As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers' rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force...Elizabeth Esty
No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men...Muhammad Ali Jinnah
A lot of people would say 'sexy' is about the body. But to me, 'sexy' is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear...Allegra Versace
A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet...Anna Held
After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world...Christian Dior
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea...Robert A. Heinlein
Women are made to be loved, not understood...Oscar Wilde
My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all...Gloria Estefan
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us...Thomas Paine
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman...Margaret Thatcher
I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life...Darren Aronofsky
The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness...Oscar de la Renta
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles...Ralph Waldo Emerson
A gender line... helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage...Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him...Groucho Marx
I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men; they are far superior and always have been...William Golding
The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done...Jean Piaget
In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits...Arnold Schwarzenegger
Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you're in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad...Nick Cannon
Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face...Dolores del Rio
It's very important to take care of yourself. Everyone's lives are so busy. Take at least an hour a day to recharge and do whatever makes you better. For grown-ups, whether it's a spa, sitting in a park with a book, or coffee, take time for yourself...Ana Ivanovic
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live...Jim Rohn
Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them...Bob Dylan
One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself... to take care of yourself...Goldie Hawn
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far....Swami Vivekananda
Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself...Elbert Hubbard
"I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.' ...Pele "
"When people show loyalty to you, you take care of those who are with you. It's how it goes with everything. If you have a small circle of friends, and one of those friends doesn't stay loyal to you, they don't stay your friend for very long...John Cena "
When you take care of yourself, you're a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better....Solange Knowles
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature....Marcus Aurelius
When you a ghetto star, when you a hood star, you gonna take care of your grandmother, your mother. When you on that next level, you gotta take care of the city, the streets...Young Jeezy
I know all I really wanna do is get money and take care of my family...Meek Mill
But the real secret to lifelong good health is actually the opposite: Let your body take care of you....Deepak Chopra
Nutrition is important, training is important - but so are rest and recovery, massages, acupuncture. Your body is your temple, and you've got to take care of it...Antonio Brown
Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it's a good place that we're all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it...Alice Walker
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get...George Bernard Shaw
I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state - will begin to take care of us. Technology will provide our healthcare for free. The best education in the world - for free....Peter Diamandis
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves...Dale Carnegie
"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority....Ken Blanchard "
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things....Peter Drucker "
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit...Arnold H. Glasow "
"Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation....Simon Sinek "
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves...Ray Kroc "
" Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success...David Joseph Schwartz "
" Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower...Steve Jobs"
" Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected...Steve Jobs "
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus....Martin Luther King, Jr. "
"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers...Ralph Nader "
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself...Henry Ward Beecher "
" Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership....Colin Powell "
"I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential....Denise Morrison "
"When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier...Roy E. Disney "
"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.... Andrew Carnegie "
" If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right....Henry Ford "
"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership....Harvey S. Firestone "
" Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together....Alan Mulally "
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership...Nelson Mandela "
"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat...Ronald Reagan "
"Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons....Jessica Lange "
"Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough....Garrison Keillor "
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names...John F. Kennedy "
"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness....Marianne Williamson "
" It is never too late to strengthen the foundation of faith. There is always time. With faith in the Savior, you can repent and plead for forgiveness. There is someone you can forgive. There is someone you can thank. There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel....Henry B. Eyring "
" Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it...Mark Twain "
" There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves... Eugene Kennedy "
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you....Lewis B. Smedes "
"I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that's my belief. I still don't know what 'Christian' means. I'm a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness....Sherri Shepherd "
"Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours....Phillips Brooks "
"Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day....Kathie Lee Gifford "
"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life....Joan Lunden "
" We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.... T. D. Jakes "
"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness....Josh Billings "
" I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart....Sue Monk Kidd"
" If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.... Nelson Mandela "
" I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man....Mahatma Gandhi "
" Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart....Desmond Tutu "
" All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives....Dalai Lama "
" The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget...Thomas Szasz "
"Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories....Buddy Valastro "
" The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate....Oprah Winfrey "
"Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years....Ausonius "
"My parents screened 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' for my 6th birthday, and I became fascinated by the idea of living in a candy land with chocolate rivers and lollipop trees....Dylan Lauren "
" I binge when I'm happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like I'm at a birthday party....Kirstie Alley"
"Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen...Robert Staughton Lynd "
" I have 'Happy Birthday' in multiple languages on my iPod - I like to play it at company birthday parties....Yigal Azrouel "
" Yes, I am scared of prison. It's the last thing if you are after building up a business over 38 years and you are approaching your 66th birthday and you never owed a man a penny and you feel hard done by and you try to protect yourself and your family and go to prison - if that is the society we are living in, I am happy to accept that....Sean Quinn "
"The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are....Anne Lamott "
"I love the Sixties with Julie Christie and Jane Birkin - those natural English beauties. That's the look that is most me, when I wore the tight-to-the knee dresses. I don't think I bleached my hair until I was 20. I like experimenting for big occasions, though. You've always got to do a bit of a number for the birthday!...Kate Moss "
" A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday....Erma Bombeck "
"One of the shocks of a 50th birthday is realizing the fundamental fact that your youth is irrevocably over....Marianne Williamson "
"I was standing right behind Marilyn, completely invisible, when she sang 'Happy birthday, Mr. President.' And indeed, the corny thing happened: Her dress split for my benefit, and there was Marilyn, and yes, indeed, she didn't wear any underwear.....Mike Nichols "
" I always wanted to shave. It is a very natural process. For my birthday I got a lot of shaving stuff....Chaz Bono "
" My wife and I love to travel, so if we don't have work on either her or my birthday, we definitely travel....Barun Sobti "
" As a kid, I would wake up, and there'd be a jazz funeral while I'm walking to school. And when I come home, you can find Rebirth band playing for a birthday party the same day....Trombone Shorty "
" I started running around my 30th birthday. I wanted to lose weight; I didn't anticipate the serenity. Being in motion, suddenly my body was busy and so my head could work out some issues I had swept under a carpet of wine and cheese. Good therapy, that's a good run....Michael Weatherly "
"Facebook has gone from a nice-and-boring social network to becoming an identity layer of the web. It is where nearly a billion people are depositing the artifacts of civilization in the 21st century - photos, videos, and birthday wishes....Om Malik "
"I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion - just when we're in a bookstore together. I like to receive reference books on my birthday....Daniel Handler "
"I love getting scared. I find myself putting myself in situations like haunted houses or going to a haunted hospital for my birthday. Yes, I've actually done that....Selena Gomez "
"Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. Thomas Moore "
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates "
"Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett "
"A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. Pythagoras "
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson "
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers "
"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life
when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never
sit. David Elton Trueblood "
"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. Honore De Balzac "
"He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue. Mark Twain "
"Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? Martin Farquhar Tupper "
"Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. Leo Tolstoy "
"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which
does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Kahlil Gibran "
"We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a
journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust "
"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave
to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran "
"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau "
" To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu"
"Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci "
"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius "
"There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool. Diogenes "
"Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret
art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment
of life. Hermann Hesse "
"We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. Leo Tolstoy "
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin "
"We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped
by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them
like a shadow that never leaves them. "
"Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good. "
"Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy. "
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. "
"Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self. "
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life
of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being
shared. Buddha "
"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. "
"There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path. "
"You need to have confidence that you have the capacity to become a
Buddha, the capacity of transformation and healing. Thich Nhat Hanh "
"Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to
more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering. Terry
Tempest Williams"
"Just two small things: meditation and let-go. Remember these two key
words: meditation and surrender. Meditation will take you in, and
surrender will take you into the whole. And this is the whole of
religion. Within these two words Buddha has condensed the whole essence
of religion. Osho "
"If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance. Shunryu Suzuki "
"He taught virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom. These are the three pillars
of Buddhist practice, as well as the wellsprings of everyday well-being,
psychological growth, and spiritual realization. Rick Hanson "
"There is no need for God! If you want to meditate you can meditate
without God. Buddha meditated without God; he had no belief in God. Osho "
"A Buddha is a Buddha, a Krishna is a Krishna, and you are you. Osho "
"The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. Dogen "
"Even the buddha does not want anyone to follow him. Even the greatest
masters cannot give you a single commandment. They see you so uniquely
you, they see your freedom to be so uniquely for you. Osho "
"Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help. Miyamoto Musashi "
"The words of the Buddha offer this truth: Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed. Jack Kornfield "
"To awaken suddenly to the fact that your own Mind is the Buddha, that
there is nothing to be attained or a single action to be performed. This
is the Supreme Way. Huang Po "
"The Buddha and all sentinent beings are nothing but expressions of the one mind. There is nothing else. Huang Po "
"No one can force us to transform our minds, not even Buddha. We must do
so voluntarily. Therefore Buddha stated, ‘You are your own master’.
Dalai Lama "
"To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature. Bodhidharma "
" But deluded people don’t realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside. Bodhidharma"
"Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will. Bodhidharma "
"A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad. Bodhidharma "
"Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. Bodhidharma "
"As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you’ll never see that your own mind is the Buddha. Bodhidharma "
"Live every act fully, as if it were your last. "
"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. "
"Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. "
"Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another. "
"To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck. "
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. "
"Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course. "
"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. "
"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. "
"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a
wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. "
"She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair. "
"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. "
"If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us? "
"One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world. "
"If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise...William Blake "
"Seek your own reality, that is what a wise man should do. Sri Sathya Sai Baba "
"There is a universal, intelligent, life force that exists within
everyone and everything. It resides within each one of use as a deep
wisdom, an inner knowing. We can access this wonderful source of
knowledge and wisdom through our intuition, an inner sense that tells us
what feels right and true for us at any given moment. Shakti Gawain "
"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch "
"Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I
carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the
ugly. Peter Guber "
"Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey "
"Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself. Oprah Winfrey "
"True wisdom is remembering that in the end, no matter what, everything will be fine. Maxime Lagacé "
"The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I
am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and
problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of
the past and into the Totality of Possibilities. Louise L. Hay "
"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for
Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. Kahlil Gibran "
"Our concern in meditation is to know oneself, not only superficially,
but the whole content of the inner, hidden consciousness. Without
knowing all that and being free of its conditioning, you cannot possibly
go beyond the mind’s limits. That is why the thought process must
cease, and for this cessation there must be knowledge of oneself.
Therefore meditation is the beginning of wisdom, which is the
understanding of one’s own mind and heart. Jiddu Krishnamurti "
"Do what you will, withdraw to the mountains, sit in a forest, you cannot
live in isolation. You can live only in relationship, and as long as
relationship is not understood, there can be no right action. Right
action comes in understanding relationship, which reveals the process of
oneself. Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, it is a field of
affection, warmth, and love, therefore a field rich with flowers. Jiddu
Krishnamurti "
"We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring. Alicia Keys "
"I wasn’t given a whole lot in my life. I was on the bottom of the class
system. But I got wisdom. I never just did what people told me. I
questioned everything. When I look back, it is really no surprise that I
started working at 12. Jessica Alba "
"One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go. Jane Fonda "
"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his
influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful
jewels of wisdom. James Allen "
"First of all, to understand truth you must stand alone, entirely and
wholly alone. No Master, no teacher, no guru, no system, no
self-discipline will ever lift for you the veil which conceals wisdom.
Wisdom is the understanding of enduring values and the living of those
values. No one can lead you to wisdom. Jiddu Krishnamurti "
"If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. Holly Near "
"Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. Herbert Hoover "
"Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of wisdom. Havelock Ellis "
"Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate
wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it
lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one
which calls forth faith rather than reason. Hal Borland "
"Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. Horace "
"Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way. George Crabbe "
"Stronger by weakness, wiser men become. Edmund Waller "
"He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Benjamin Franklin "
