My Quotes Collection 13

(Collection of quotes by Turlapati Sambasivarao garu)

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish. Plautus

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically  at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen. Ralph Marston

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Henri Frederic Amiel 

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. Michelle Obama 

The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us. Georges Bernanos 

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. Georges Bernanos

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. - Sydney J. Harris

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do. Thomas Aquinas  

Be happy. It's one way of being wise. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette 

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette 

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain. Tertullian  

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. W. Clement Stone 

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform. Chanakya

The attribute most noble of the hand Is readiness in giving; of the head, Bending before a teacher; of the mouth, Veracious speaking; of a victor?s arms, Undaunted valour; of the inner heart, Pureness the most unsullied; of the ears, Delight in hearing and receiving truth?These are adornments of high-minded men, Better than all the majesty of Empire....Bhartruhari

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind. Aeschylus

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. Saint Augustine

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us. Thomas Browne 

God doesn't want anything from us,He only expects us to return our 'Soul' with the same purity as it was given to us at birth

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.Mark Twain

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become. Jean-Paul Sartre  

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. Aldous Huxley

Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.Charlotte Bronte

The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed. Charlotte Bronte  

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. Edward F. Halifax

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men. Thomas Fuller

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all. Thomas Fuller

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.Steve Prefontaine

Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night. Thomas Fuller

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass. Owen Feltham

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious. Paul Valery 

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. Victor Hugo

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. Horace Greeley 

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous. Amelia Barr 

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. Ralph W. Sockman

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. Paul Cezanne 

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at. Don Marquis  

The best thing about becoming successful is that you get flowers all the time. Julie Brown 

Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator. George Santayana

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world.

George Santayana

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. Mignon McLaughlin 

Language is a social art. Willard Van Orman Quine 

We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us. Franz Kafka

The relationship to one's fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself is the relationship of striving; it is from prayer that one draws the strength for one's striving. Franz Kafka

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi

One may understand the cosmos, but never the ego; the self is more distant than any star. Gilbert K. Chesterton

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy. Immanuel Kant  

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being. Thomas Carlyle

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands. Robert M. Pirsig gm

People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. Pearl Bailey 

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. Vincent Van Gogh

Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them. R. Buckminster Fuller