Wise Words Quotes - Page 24

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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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• If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant.

  Ibn Ata Allah

  Wise, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

  Gautama Buddha

  Love, Happiness, Happy

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• The most interesting things in life happen just on the other side of your comfort zone.

  Michael Hyatt

  Life, Motivational, Interesting

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• When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.

  Hugh Prather

  Mistake, Words Of Wisdom, Deep Thought

  Hugh Prather (2009). “Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person”, p.38, Bantam

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• Remember one very fundamental thing about life: Any experience that has not been lived will hang around you, will persist: "Finish me! Live me! Complete me!" There is an intrinsic quality in every experience that it tends and wants to be finished, completed. Once completed, it evaporates; incomplete, it persists, it tortures you, it haunts you, it attracts your attention. It says, "What are you going to do about me? I am still incomplete - fulfill me!"

  Rajneesh

  Inspirational, Life, Wise

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• For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter.

  Deepak Chopra

  Life, Laughter, Creativity

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• Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Change, Inspiring, Wise

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• Stubbornness destroys good advice.

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Wise, Wisdom, Advice

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• Anger and hatred are the real enemies that we must confront and defeat, not the 'enemies' who appear from time to time in our lives.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Spiritual, Wisdom

  Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever (2010). “My Spiritual Journey”, p.28, Harper Collins

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• Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Moving On, Encouraging

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jun 02, 2011

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

  Rosa Luxemburg

  Inspirational, Encouraging, Peace

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• If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Napoleon Hill (2013). “The Law of Success”, p.47, Courier Corporation

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• When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

  Speech to United Negro College Fund, Indianapolis, Ind., 12 Apr. 1959

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• Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Love, Life, Positive

  The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, 1844.

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• In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 17, 2011

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• The world only gets better because people risk something to make it better. Thanks Egyptians

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, People, Risk

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Feb 11, 2011

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• Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as puppets. It appears dressed as a poor guy, telling them that he needs help...When these people realize they have been used, it is already too late.

  Paulo Coelho

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Being Yourself

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 25, 2009

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• If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.

  Al-Ghazali

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Islamic

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• To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.

  Al-Shafi‘i

  Wise, Wisdom, Brother

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• This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.

  Muhammad Ali

  Life, Wisdom, Real

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• It was not Muslims that had made Islam great; it was Islam that had made the Muslims great.

  Muhammad Asad

  Wisdom, Islamic, Quran

  Muhammad Asad (1954). “The Road To Mecca”, p.214, The Book Foundation

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• Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Inspirational, Karma, Spiritual

  Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.52, Harmony

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• Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

  Plato

  Life, Death, Wisdom

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• Don't believe everything you think.

  Unknown

  Motivational, Wisdom, Believe

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