Wise Words Quotes

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

Victor Hugo

Inspirational, Life, God

Victor Hugo (1898). “From exile, and after the fall of the Empire”

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Through discipline comes freedom.

Aristotle

Inspiring, Wisdom, Freedom

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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

John Burroughs

Inspirational, Positive, Wisdom

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We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.

Ravi Zacharias

Inspirational, Christian, Wisdom

FaceBook post by Ravi Zacharias from Feb 26, 2014

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Leo Buscaglia

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Love". Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.

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Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Byron Katie

Life, Positive, Wisdom

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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Seneca the Younger

Inspirational, Success, Tattoo

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Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Saint Augustine

Inspirational, Patience, Spiritual

"The De Patientia of St. Augustine: A Translation with an Introduction and Commentary" by Saint Augustine (of Hippo), Paul Bryan, 1963.

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See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Pope John XXIII

Life, Littles, Deals

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Wise, Spiritual

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Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

Bruce Lee

Wisdom, Respect, Knowledge

Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.46, Tuttle Publishing

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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

Martin Luther

Inspirational, Faith, Hope

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Positive, Single, Wise

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.1873, Delphi Classics

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I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

Bruce Lee

Inspirational, Life, Karma

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Attributed in "Forbes", Volume 102, 1968.

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Sam Levenson

Motivational, Moving On, Success

Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.146, Open Road Media

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It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

Bruce Lee

Motivational, Letting Go, Crazy

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Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

Rosa Luxemburg

Inspirational, Encouraging, Peace

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In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Paul McCartney

Love, Inspirational, Life

Song: Golden Slumbers

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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

Michelangelo

Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as 'enemies,' it's time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.

Molly Ivins

Country, Winning, Talking

Molly Ivins (2010). “You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You”, p.141, Vintage

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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

George S. Patton

Country, Military, War

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Rosa Parks

Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed (1994). “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation”, Zondervan

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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Thomas Paine

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Thomas Paine (1817). “The Political Works of Thomas Paine: In Two Volumes”

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