Wise Quotes & Sayings | Quotes for Insight & Guidance

Worry less. Smile more. Listen carefully. Take responsibility. Accept what you can’t change. Embrace the lessons. Love your life. Today.

Don’t trust too much. Don’t love too much. Don’t hope too much. Because that too much can hurt you so much.

You don’t have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.
– Red Haircrowg

Never get too attached to anyone, it will lead to expectations and expectations always lead to disappointments…Anticipate everything and expect nothing.

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
– John Templeton

People will question all the good things they hear about you but believe all the bad without a second thought.

Better slow going somewhere than fast going nowhere.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
– Eleanor Roosevelt

Being quiet is fine, most people don’t listen anyways.

Never wrestle with a pig – you both get dirty but the pig likes it.
– George Bernard Shaw

Never argue with an idiot they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you through experience.
– Mark Twain

There is always a little truth behind every “Just kidding” A little knowledge behind “I don’t know” A Little emotion behind “I don’t care.”

A wise man’s actions speak for himself.

Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian, anymore than standing in your garage makes you a car.

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the tests first, the lesson afterward.”

Isn’t it ironic? We ignore who adore us, adore who ignore us, and hurt who love us.

Empty cans make the most noise.

Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.

When you say yes to others make sure you are not saying no to yourself.

Don’t look in mirrors to see the future, cause all you will see is whats behind you.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

One does what one is; one becomes what one does.
– Robert Musil

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
– Kahlil Gibran

Be careful with your words, they can only be forgiven not forgotten.

Wisdom is not knowledge. Therefore it’s not knowing that 2+2=4, but how/why 2+2=4.

God gave you two ears and one mouth so you can listen twice as much as you talk

Some people have to walk in the rain, others just get wet.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
– Henry Ford

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
– Lao Tzu

Show your beauty in what you say. Show your greatness in what you do.
– Dr T.P.Chia

There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

50% of the Solution is to put your hands on the problem.

There’s always something more to a person.

Never reply when you are angry.
Never make a promise when you are happy.
Never make a decision when you are sad.

I am learning each day something that will forever shape who I am. Each thing I learn may alter those things I have learned in the past and prepares me for what I will learn tomorrow. Today I will learn something and tomorrow it will be me.

Guns are innocent, humans are not.

To prevent is better than to cure.

Arrogance and impulsivity blind the eye of the mind.
– Dr T.P.Chia

There are three kind of people in this world.
Those who make things happen.
Those who watch things happen
Those who don’t know what happened.
Which one are you?

Lose yourself in the things you love, for that is where you will find yourself too.

If you argue with an idiot, after a while it is hard to tell who the real idiot is.

Bravery isn’t not being afraid. Bravery is being afraid but doing it anyway

Dont build a brigde to get over something and then stand looking at the water passing under it!

Character is like pregnancy, it cannot be hidden.

Never trust a man who has NEVER been fooled. He has learned nothing.

Your destiny or fate is determined by your choices and actions. If you do not control and shape your destiny or fate, your future will be determined by what will happen.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Look before you leap.

The wisest of people in this world are those that admit when they are wrong.

Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who make you laugh, who help you when you’re in need. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.
– Karl Marx

Endless time is spent trying to figure others out, when deep down, you’re the one that needs discovering.

No bees no honey no work no money
If there is a will there is a way.

No matter how good you are to people, you will always have others criticizing you.

Be patient when you are frustrated. Be silent when you are angry. Be brave when you are confronted with challenges.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.
– Steve Maraboli

Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that… and I think I am fine.
– Margaret Thatcher

Don’t look down on anyone unless you are helping them up.

Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back because that simply mean you’re two steps ahead.

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings & emotions.
– Will Smith

We don’t stop playing because we grow old,
We grow old because we stop playing

This is actualy mine: “Find what’s good in what is, instead of wishing for what was.”

A man with a lot of knowledge and no character is a dangerous man.

Feel proud when peoples ignore you and thank God you missed the worst.
Sanjiv Dogra – Toronto 20th feb, 2012.

Concentrate on fixing yourself rather than wasting time gossiping of others.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
– Josh Billings

Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.

If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
– Helen Keller

Some people may see good things in you, but some may see bad…those people doesn’t know what you’re going through & doesn’t know everything about you. However, it doesn’t matter how people may see you…what’s important is GOD knows you very well.

Life’s Battle is never won by the fastest or the strongest,but by the man who thinks he can

Grades don’t measures intelligence.
And age doesn’t define maturity.

War is Easy to Start, Hard to End and Impossible to Forget.

Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.
– Albert Einstein

Respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.
– Roy Bennett

To understand others…you have to understand yourself first!

Make your training a hell, so the real fight won’t be.

I don’t know what the key to success is, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.
– Bill Cosby

To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces- desire, belief, and expectation.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Each Day allows you to Begin Again. As you wake up remind yourself that your Future is not yet written. You have the ability to make it what you will.

Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit and wisdom is not putting tomatoes in a fruit salad.

Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you away from playing the game.

If you are looking to blame someone for the problems in your life, you don’t have to look any further than in the mirror.

It’s a sad situation when a person has more dollars than he/she has sense.

You only need to find that beautiful person hidden between the fractures of your broken heart to find yourself again.

Rather loose the game and win the lesson,than loose the lesson and win the game.

The man who thinks he knows everything will eventually find he knows nothing.

The things you want to die for, are the things you live for…

Overthinking ruins you. Ruins the situation, twists things around, makes you worry and just makes everything much worse than it actually is.

Boys come and go, but a man will stay. It takes wisdom to distinguish that man from a crowd of boys.

Cut your expectations short lest you wallow in disappointments. But take time to differentiate b/w dreams n expectations or drown in sorrowful displeasure.

Don’t give advice to fools. Don’t argue with ignorant people. Don’t associate with hypocrites.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren’t. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are – and aren’t – that you will truly succeed.

Love yourself first, and then others.
– Chetan Bhagat

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind.
– Dr. Albert Schweitzer

A wise man speaks. A wiser man writes.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
– Lao Tzu

Everything happens for a reason and everything will work itself out, it may not be the way you want it, but it will be the way it’s supposed to be.

The Soul Has No Rainbow If The Eyes Have No Tears!!

Think first before you express your opinion. Have a second thought before you make a decision.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Wisdom is the mother of kindness, temperance and tolerance.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Whatever you do, good or bad, people will always have something negative to say!!

In darkness you have to know how to make your own light before it is too late to learn.

You can’t control the thoughts, but you can control your reaction to them. React with indifference.

Make your words as sweet as honey, you never know when you’ll have to eat them. : )

I choose my emotion. I feel that which I allow myself to feel. I do not overindulge in that feeling or try to control it. I understand why I choose to feel it, and I feel it completely. And then I let it pass.

Of all things we give a child, our words must be carefully wrapped.

Guns don’t kill people, people do.

Wise man talk because they have something to say, fools talk because they have to say something.

Respectable character is developed by consistency in self discipline and self control.
– Anil Kumar Sinha

“It’s never the cards your dealt, but always how you play the hand.”

To balance and take control of our emotions is one of the most important tasks in life.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
– Aristotle

Predictions are nothing but warnings, until they happen

Progress is impossible without change & those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
– George Bernard Shaw

The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least.

If you are truly a gentleman, you do not need to be pretentious.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Don’t tell your problems to people. Eighty percent don’t care, fifteen percent glad you have them, and the other five percent will happily gossip about it among their friends.

In the dark of night every atheist half believes.

If you want to leave a footprint, Don’t drag your feet.

My conscious mind is a friend, forever growing with me. My sub- conscious mind is the stranger who teaches my friend who I am.

Speak humbly, listen respectfully, smile gently.
– Dr T.P.Chia

The perfect time to start something never arrives.

Shout your wrathful thoughts unto the valley, if only your bitter echo returns, what more can you expect from your fellows.

Sometimes good things have to fall apart in order for better things to fall together.

Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you. But you can’t use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
– Plato

People may not remember what you did, nor will they remember what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
– Elbert Hubbard

You are only young once but you can be immature forever!!!

Don’t walk like you rule the world but walk like you don’t care who rules the world.

You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk.
– Louise Smith

Always appreciate what you have. There is always someone out there who wishes that had what you have.

My abilities are only limited by those who try to test them

The longer the explanation the bigger the lie.

Be grateful for every day we never know what tomorrow may bring.
Enjoy every moment you never know when it will be your last.
Be kind to others. It will cost you nothing, but it could change someone’s life.

Life is like a journey twists and turns come with it. But its how you handle those twists and turns that determine who you are.

Never give up on your dreams, because one day you might regret it.

Never leave for tomorrow what you can do today.

Self-disciplined people are more successful, healthier and happier in life.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Be careful what you think, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful what you say, for your words become your actions. Be careful what you do, for your actions become your character, and your character is everything.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities
– Josiah Charles Stamp

People may doubt what you say but they always believe what you do.

You are what you do, and what you do… Is up to you…

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. (Mohandas Gandhi)

Be who you are, and find yourself so you can be your own person and enjoy life with no regret.
– Bonnie Zackson Koury

Sometimes the best way to appreciate something is to be without it for a while.

The sweetest songs are
those that tell of the saddest thoughts.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.
– Steven Wright

Fools are those who don’t listen to the wise. Wise are those who don’t listen to the fools.

Wisdom is more important than any treasure in the world, treasure is everywhere, but wisdom is only in the TRUTH that can never be found in this world.

I am present. I am not consumed by that which has yet to happen. I do not dwell too long on that which has passed. This moment is most important.

Don’t Blend In… Stand Out!

I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint-and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
– Oprah Winfrey

Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always make you feel that, but the real great make you feel that you too can become great.

The only person you have to impress in life is YOURSELF

People gonna talk whether you doing good or bad.
– Rihanna

Friends are like a box of chocolates, You keep the good one and throw the rest away.

Decisions Define Destiny.

Imagination is the Key to Innovation.

Do not seek to be known, but seek to know because when you know, people will seek to know you.

Worrying is like a rocking chair it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere.

Knowledge talks, wisdom listens.
– Jimi Hendrix

If you can read this thank a teacher.

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means “first Attempt In Learning”
– End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means “Effort Never Dies”
– If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means “Next Opportunity”.
So Let’s be positive.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart

Todays mighty oak is just yersterdays nut that held its ground … Stick at it. : )

Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom.

Terrorism will spill over if you don’t speak up.
– Malala Yousafzai

There’s always a little truth behind every,”Just kidding.” A little curiosity behind every “Just wondering.” A little knowledge behind every “I don’t know.” And a little emotion behind every “I don’t care.”

Better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.

He who indulges in a task without proper knowledge will deteriorate rather than improve the case.
– Prophet Mohammad

If you want something in your life you’ve never had, you’ll have to do something, you’ve never done.

God didn’t create you just for you to be used, abused and treated wrong. Let go of anyone that doesn’t respect you or care about you.

Never look down on people because you don’t know the treasure you might discover in them.

In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet.Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it’s worth it.

Many people use money they don’t have, to buy stuff they don’t need, to impress people they don’t like.

When you have standards, people call it attitude. When you are simple, people try to cheat you. And when you need love, they find it fun to break your heart!

There are four things that you could not recover in life: the stone, after it was thrown; the word, after it’s said, the occasion, after it’s missed; the time…after it’s gone.

Compromise is not a sign of weakness. Wise people always compromise for the best.
– Dr T.P.Chia

You are only as strong as your weakest point.

The ability to learn from mistakes is a sign of intelligence. The willingness to admit ignorance is a sign of wisdom.
– Dr T.P.Chia

None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!
– Ratan Tata

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.

A wealthy person is someone who has what money can’t buy.

A wise guy once said, “I don’t know, ask a girl.”

Don’t judge me unless you have looked through my eyes.

Fear is a spirit that keeps you sitting, Boldness helps you to stand. Humility reminds us when to sit again, Pride never sits only stands.

One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.
– Stephen Hawking

You can not change where you come from but you can change where you’re going.

A hero doesn’t need to speak, when he is gone the world will speak for him.

Lies are like rubber bands, no matter how far you try and stretch them, they’re eventually going to break.

Remember that sometimes no getting what you want, can be the best thing for you.

All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Seeking wisdom is a fool’s errand for wisdom is learnt, not taught.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.
– Nelson Mandela

The only people you need in your life are the ones who need you in theirs.

You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.

The more you understand yourself, the more you can control yourself.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Do not ask for a light load but for a strong back.

Don’t do what is easier, do what is right.

Hate me for the right reasons, I will respect you.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
– Albert Einstein

What sounds foolish to the wise, sounds wise to the foolish.

Stand for Something…
… Or you will fall for anything!

Strive not to make your presence noticed, but your absence felt.

No worries, because if things aren’t well..then they will be.
What happens, will happen. What has happened, can’t be changed.

If a someone betrays you once its his fault and if he betrays you twice its your fault.

Work hard, but make time for you love, family and friends. Nobody remembers powerpoint presentations on your final day
– Chetan Bhagat

It’s not how many friends you miss. It’s how many friends you made along the way.

Things will happen. You can’t stop them from happening, but you can control your reaction from making things worse. React positively. Live happily.
– RVM

Not all battles are fought for victory. Some are fought simply to tell the world that there was someone on the battlefield.
– Ravish Kumar

People with irrational motives and illogical reasoning always end up by attacking and being personal in arguments. The worse part is that it is the wise side that is hurt by that action and not the vice versa.

Knowing when and how to say what should be said is a sign of wisdom.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Coincidences mean you’re on the right path.
– Simon Van Booy

A critic is a man who judges what he cannot achieve.

It is not how it ends that matters, but the journey it takes to get there.

One word could fix the world, Communication

We all make choices, but in the end it is our choices that make… us.

There are some things that money can’t buy…like manners, morals and integrity.

If you want to be the best, learn from the best.

Nothing in life is ever free. You end up paying for that “free” thing in the end.

A smart person will give you smart answers, but a wise person will ask you smart questions.

Look at what’s in front of you, don’t look back or look far in to the distance.

God gives a lot of things to bad people, but he will let them fail eventually. God tests good people a lot, but he will never let them down.
– Rajinikanth

Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.
– Roy Bennett

It is better to be criticized by a wise man, rather than being praised by a fool.

Everybody has a different way to view the world.

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks. (Imam Ali (A.S) )

It is not a fool who makes a mistake but he who repeats it.

Those who think they are wise are fools, and fools are only as wise as they think.

Appreciate those people who find time for you in their busy schedule, but love the people who never see their schedule when you need them.

When people believe in you, it gives you courage and motivation, but when you believe in yourself, it gives you persistence, determination and infinite energy that are required stay active, motivated and determined towards your goal.

Don’t be victimized by negative emotions and thinking. Don’t be handicapped by stubbornness and inflexibility.
– Dr T.P.Chia

We are the masters of our own destiny. So what you do today determines your future.

Before you talk – listen.

Two things define your personality, the way you manage things when you have nothing, and the way you behave when you have everything.

I’d rather be a loser than a quitter.

Take what someone gives you, but leave what is not yours.
Giving what you have is better than keeping it to yourself.

Pay close attention to people who don’t clap when you win.
– Leonardo DiCaprio

Oblivion cures the old wounds.
– Dejan Stojanovic

Knowing when and how to say what needs to be said is a sign of wisdom.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.

People may not always tell you how they feel about you, but their actions will speak for themselves. Pay attention.

Some people are leaders, some people are followers; neither one is anything without the other.

Don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped.

There is no shame in turning back, when you discover you are on the wrong path.

Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.

Not every question deserves an answer.
Some questions are better left unanswered.

Someone who is intelligent learns from his mistakes…Someone who is wise learns from the mistakes of others…

I am who I want to be, not what others see me as.

Don’t let yourself be controlled by three things: people, money, or past experiences.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf.
– Emilia Clarke

Man should not be judged by his mistakes, but by his actions to reconcile for his mistakes.

Greed is like filling a cup with a hole at the bottom, it will never fill.

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.
– Guy Finley

It’s better to regret because of your own decision than regretting because of following others’ decision.

The players may change but the game always remain the same!

If you really want something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.

You are only as smart as your stupidest instinct.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
– William Arthur Ward

Only through experience can wisdom be learned

A person’s real character is shown at the time of the worst situation.

When you get up, don’t push someone down.

There is a big difference between being educated and being intelligent.

The best perfumes come in small bottles.

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
– Lao Tzu

No regrets, just lessons learned.

Things money can’t buy:
1. Manners
2. Morals
3. Respect
4. Character
5. Common sense
6. Trust
7. Patience
8. Class
9. Integrity
10. Love

Never be afraid of failure. And don’t stop yourself from doing something you want to do because of what others might think. Only you know yourself best.
– Suki Waterhouse

Chess masters know that to win you have to avoid losing. The first thing they do after an opponent make a moves isn’t to think about strategy or winning but rather to ask them self: what’s the threat? Avoid stupidity before seeking brilliance.
– Shane Parrish

“KNOWLEDGE” exists, “WISDOM” is discovered.

We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.
– Bill Watterson

To be good with those who are good to you, will not make you good, to be nice and kind to those who are nice and kind to you will not make you nice and kind either.
Real compassion is when it is least expected.

Be Bright, Vote For What Is Right!

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
– Henry Ward Beecher

An old Jamaican proverb:
The cow didn’t know the use of its tail until the butcher cut it off.
Meaning you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.

Sometimes you have to bite someone to remind everyone that you have teeth!

Flying is the second hardest thing known to man, landing is the first.

Anything in life worth having must be worth working for.
Don’t live your live trying to please other people because in the end you will forget to please yourself.
Don’t try to hide who you are because you might forget who you really are.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
– William Penn

Be careful with words that come through your mouth, once they’re said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

When you truly care for someone, their mistakes never change our feelings because it’s the mind that gets angry, but the heart still cares.

Most people fail because they give up what they want for life to get what they want at the moment

Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.

Intelligence and knowledge are not as powerful as wisdom and grit.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Criticizing is easy, art is difficult.

The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.
– Matshona Dhliwayo

“judge peole by what you find them, not to be by others say about them”

You feel great when what you say or do is helpful to other people.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Never burn a bridge you might have to walk across.

Never judge yourself through someone else’s eyes.

It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Whether you have a Maruti or a BMW, the road remains the same. Whether you travel economy class or business, your destination doesn’t change. Whether you have a Titan or a Rolex, the time is the same. There is nothing wrong in dreaming a luxurious life. What needs to be taken care of is not let need become greed. Because needs can always be met, but greed can never be fulfilled.
– Rajinikanth

Man thinks he knows the minds of others when he hardly knows his own.

You can’t give what you don’t have, you can’t give love if you don’t love yourself, you can’t give respect if you don’t have self respect!

Be strong enough to let go, and patient enough to wait for what you deserve.

Never eat the last piece of something you didn’t buy.

Control your fear or it will control you.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
– Arthur Schopenhauer

Black color is sentimentally bad but, every black board makes the students life bright.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

He who angers you, controls you.

Never underestimate the thought of a child…for the wisest man was once a child.

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
– Albert Einstein

When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.

Our greatest prayer is not for the thing we want badly but the for things we fear to lose.

Life is like a game of chess, changing with each move.

Anything you ever want in life is just outside your comfort zone.

The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret.

F.A.I.L – First Attempt at learning

Whenever you follow a crowd, know that you are followed by no one.

Life is too short to stress yourself with people who don’t even deserve to be an issue in your life.

A river does not flow through the forest without bringing down the tress.

We search in need for that one thing that causes us the most pain. The one thing that hurts us over and and over again. The one thing that is unavoidable. The one thing we will kill for, die for, and do just about anything for. That thing is love.

Only a guilty man runs.

Death is a versatile genius, it takes away the immortal soul, leaves behind the mortal body for the people to mourn at.

Worry is like a rocking chair-it gives you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere!

Only dumb people try to impress smart people. Smart people just do what they do.
– Chris Rock

Don’t let idiots ruin your day.

Any regrets are to be called a lesson learned.

If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.
– Albert Einstein

Wisdom is not a destination, but a journey that never ends.

When I was younger I thought I knew it all. Now that I’m older and I realize how foolish that was.

If you don’t like the fruits you are growing, then change the seeds you are sowing.
– RVM

Governments don’t want well informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking. That is against their interests.

They want obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept it.
– George Carlin

You’ll never understand until it happens to you.

Never assume that someone likes you by their sweetness. Sometimes you are just an option when they are bored.

You can disagree without saying anything. Not needing to win trivial arguments saves you time, energy, and friends.
– Shane Parrish

Forget your past, forgive yourself and begin again.

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
– Margaret Thatcher

Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right.

A popular and well-admired person is not necessarily a conscientious, moral person.
– Dr T.P.Chia

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
– Mother Teresa

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. – Roger Miller

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
– Imam Ali

That girl you just called fat? She is overdosing on diet pills. That girl you just called ugly? She is putting on makeup for hours so you don’t have to see her ugly face. That boy you just tripped? He gets abused enough at home. That old man with the scars? He fought for our country. That lady with the distorted face? She was in a gas explosion. People don’t have to hurt, and you don’t have to hurt people. 99% of the time it might be a joke. But 99% of them don’t take it as a joke. Be careful about what you say about others, it can hurt them.

Don’t fear the barking dog, the quite one is the most dangerous.

The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it has the wholehearted co-operation of all on board it can be safely brought to part.
– Vallabhbhai Patel

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.
– Henry Ward Beecher

He who knows himself knows his creator.

Never start a fight with someone who has nothing to lose.

An extremist has no love for rationality and fairness. An extremist lives in his own biases and prejudices.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Believe only half of what you see,and none of what you hear.

I have often regretted my speech but never my silence.

Today is forever, tomorrow never comes

Do not wish life were easier, wish you were tougher.
– Dr T.P.Chia

The best of people always get treated the worst

Tell me who your friends, and I’ll tell you who you are.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If you never taste a bad apple, you would never appreciate a good apple. Sometimes we need to experience bitterness of life to understand the value of sweetness.

He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, is a fool; run away from him.

Your body makes you sexy. Your smile makes you pretty. But your personality makes you beautiful.

The true test of inner strength is being prepared to stand alone.

If you are wise, you do not act like a very smart person. If you are wise, you do not always give in to your feelings.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Each person’s perception is their own reality!

It’s easier to deal with regretting something you did, rather than to regret not doing something.

The wise respond. The foolish react. The wise think and then act. The foolish act and then regret.
– RVM

Try being informed instead of just opinionated.

Never buy a car that you can’t push

An Old Farmer’s Advice:
Your fences need to be horse- high, pig- tight, and bull- strong.
Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen any way.
Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Letting the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

The more I know people … The more I respect animals.

Why do some people spend all their time trying to look older when they are young, and younger when they are older? They are either impatient or backward LOL

Be kind to people you meet on your way up because you might certainly meet them on your way down.

We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
– Anaïs Nin

You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
– Albert Einstein

A man who treats his woman as a princess is a proof that he has been born and raised in the arms of a Queen.

Vision is the parent of motivation. The foundation of courage, and the fuel of persistence.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Judging people’s flaws will not help justify your own (insecurity).

When people hurt you over and over, think of them as sandpaper. They scratch and hurt you. But later, you’ll be shining and polished, while they end us useless.

One who talks ill about a person to you does the same to others about you.

Make your life a mission…not an intermission.
– Arnold H Glasgow

Two cats who chase the same mouse soon become enemies.

Amateurs built The Arc, professionals built The Titanic.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the things that upset him.

You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
– Dan Millman

Those who think highly of themselves are sure to be looking at the sky, however they fail to see the flowers upon the ground.

To become stronger you must first face your weakness.

The only reason someone is jealous of someone else is because they see something in the other person that they do not see in themselves.

Believe all but don’t trust. Listen all but don’t act without your own observation. Be careful from the people who always use, simply to convince for something, for someone with remarks. After God trust on self and act with common sense to avoid frustration in future.
Sanjiv Dogra – Toronto 28th September, 2011.

“Best translator is one who translates somebody’s silence”

That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.
– Amy Tan

A good talker is not necessarily a sincere man. A religious believer is not necessarily a moral person.
– Dr T.P.Chia

The man who sleeps on the floor can’t fall out of bed.

If you want to discover new ocean, you must lose the sight of the shore.

The more you laugh at others, the more the laughing stock you become.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me, fool me three times: you better watch out for yourself.

Wisdom listens before speaking, thinks before acting, observes before indulging and asks when in doubt.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

Never tell your problems to anyone.
20% don’t care and the other 80% are glad you have them.

I don’t believe in proving a point to anybody. Nobody is that important.
– Aishwarya Rai

Be approachable, just not easily accessible.

Instead of wiping away your tears, wipe away the people who made you cry.

Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Never cut down the tree that used to give you shade, never cut the hands that used to feed you, never burn a bridge behind you because you never know when you will need to cross it again.

Don’t let your mind bully your body.

When you are going to court, you are putting your future in the hands of twelve people that are not smart enough to get out of jury duty.

Get it easy way, lose it easily. Get it hard way, have it forever.

Educated people talk less, Uneducated people talk more.

In order to have the rose , you must respect its thorns.

‘the winner of the rat- race will always remain a rat’

Have A Vision? Make The Right Decision! Vote!

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.

When life knocks you down to your knees, You are in the perfect position to pray.

What is right is not necessarily good. What is good is no necessarily right.
– Dr T.P.Chia

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

If you want something you’ve never had then do something you’ve never done

One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.

In life, we must first learn to crawl, then stand, then walk, then run, and only then, fly. We cannot crawl into flying.
– RVM

One’s real life is often the life that one does not lead.
– Oscar Wilde

Speak too quietly and nobody can hear you, speak too loudly and nobody will listen.

Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.

To know what’s sweet, we ought to taste what’s bitter in life…

It is dangerous to think that there is no need to improve yourself.
– Dr T.P.Chia

Peace, Love, Unity – three things we can’t live without.

Change is the only constant thing we can rely on in life.

What happens to you and what happens around you are tiny matters compared with what happens within you.

What you do in the dark comes out in the light.

Prove yourself to yourself not others.

Be brave when you are scared, be strong when you are weak, and be humble when you are victorious.

The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
– Henri Bergson

We have two fingers, two legs, two eyes, two ears, this means that we have two options in every situation.

Its better to hurt someone honestly with the truth rather than to mislead them with a lie.

Respect a fool to avoid noise.

To kill is not only by weapons, the tongue is the most powerful weapon because you can kill without knowing you just did.

True knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
– Confucius

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
– Tom Clancy

What people don’t understand.
People Fear.
What People fear.
People destroy.

We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.
– Kahlil Gibran

Small minds have wishes, Great minds have purposes.

A stitch in time saves nine.

People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used.

Talent is like flower, it needs watering.

Learn from the past, live in the present, plan for the future.

Being consistent is the key to success.

If you want different results, do not do the same things.
– Albert Einstein

Abraham Lincoln once said:
“No man has a good enough memory to become a successful liar”.

The golden rule of arguing is to listen more. This way, you can analyze rather than being analyzed.

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.

Not having any talents just means that you have to try harder

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
– Will Rogers

Live for today and fight for tomorrow.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
– Fred Allen

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.

Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most.

You owe yourself a favor – know what you should do and what you should not do.
– Dr T.P.Chia

It takes a million compliments to build you up, but one insult to send it all crashing down.

The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
– Marcus Aurelius

It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
– Aesop

If you haven’t walked in my shoes, don’t be eager to judge my decision.

Tranquility is a choice. So is anxiety. The entire world around us may be in turmoil. But if we want to be peaceful within, we can.
– RVM

Signal your intentions…in life, love and traffic.

Everyone’s a star, but it’s their choice whether they want to shine or not.:)

The person who make you happy, will make you cry.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
– Josh Billings

He who try to please everyone,ends up pleasing no one!

A wise man once said: Just let it be…

The directions you choose determines what you want

Difference between fiction and reality- fiction has to makes sense.

Sometimes what you pray for isn’t what is best for you.

When people treat you like they don’t care. Believe them. They don’t.
– Leonardo DiCaprio

Those who tell you about others are the same people who will tell others about you.

Coins always make a sound but the currency notes are always silent, so when your value increases, keep yourself calm and silent.

A smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart.

Remember, your value is not determined by you, but by others around you. So be considerate of others.

You do not solve a problem by creating another.

Those who never lose, never learn.
Don’t try to please everyone, for in the end, you will please no one.

Life can be miserable if you are possessed by and obsessed with immediate gratification.
– Dr T.P.Chia

A wise man never speaks of how wise he is but shows it. A fool tells of how wise he himself is but shows how foolish he is.
When a wise man opens his eyes he does not see the world but the massive amount of lies and the small amount of truth.

Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.
– Charles Dickens

You are a fool whether you Dance or not, so why not dance.

The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
– Sydney J. Harris

If you don’t get lost, there’s a chance you may never be found.

Life is too ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.

Hard work, Commitment & Humility goes a long way in shaping our lives.

Maturity doesn’t come with age it comes with acceptance of responsibility.

Negative people are only happy when they are bringing you down to their level.

The trick to being smart is knowing when to play dumb.
– V Alexander

Running away from your problems is a race you’ll never win.

” sleep is the solace of an honest man “

A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation.

The rich live, the poor survive, the middle class struggles.

A word of encouragement is as refreshing as a cold drink on a hot summer day.

Men were created with two ears and only one mouth. Listen twice as much as you speak.

It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil.
– Anthony Burgess

We are a product of our thoughts.

I don’t care for what people talk about me, all I care about is what I did to make them talk.

A clear rejection is better than a fake promise.
– Leonardo DiCaprio

If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces,never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
– Flavia Weedn

Don’t make a promise if you can’t stand for it, it’s better to say I’ll try so the expectation would not be so high.

When somebody is talking bad about you, they’re giving someone else a break. They’re always talking about somebody.

Most people don’t expect you to understand and even if you understand they don’t expect you to care and even if you care they don’t expect you to do anything about it and even you do anything about they don’t expect it to last.

97% of the people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% who never gave up.
– Leonardo DiCaprio

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.
– Yoko Ono

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
– Elizabeth Bibesco

Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions.
– Albert Einstein

Being smart is knowing when to talk, being intelligent is knowing what to talk about, and being wise is knowing who in the crowd needs to hear it the most.

Just because you shout the loudest doesn’t make you right

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