"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." – Oscar Wilde
“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.” – Oscar Wilde
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"Self-doubt is the little voice in your head saying " You Can Do It!" and the big voice saying " I Wish You Would"…listen to the little voice" – Sean O’Donnell
“Self-doubt is the little voice in your head saying ” You Can Do It!” and the big voice saying ” I Wish You Would”…listen to …
"Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies." – Joanne Kathleen Rowling
“Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.” – Joanne Kathleen Rowling
"Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life imitates art far more than art imitates life." – Oscar Wilde
“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” – Oscar Wilde
"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the poser to choose either." – Wayne Dyer
“It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the poser …
"The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work." – Agha Hasan Abedi
“The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.” – Agha Hasan Abedi
"Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength." – Billy Graham
“Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.” – Billy Graham
"On the day when it will be possible for woman to love not in her weakness but in strength, not to escape herself but to find herself, not to abase herself but to assert herself — on that day love will become for her, as for man, a source of life . . ." – Simone de Beauvoir
“On the day when it will be possible for woman to love not in her weakness but in strength, not to escape herself but to …
"The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains" – Napoleon Bonaparte
“The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all …
"To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim" – Oscar Wilde
“To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim” – Oscar Wilde
"Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection." – Bente Borsum
“Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.” – Bente Borsum
"If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else" – Marvin Gaye
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else” – Marvin Gaye
"Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow" – Mark Twain
“Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow” – Mark Twain
"Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind." – Aristotle
“Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.” – Aristotle
"So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good." – Helen Keller
“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” – Helen Keller
"We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, you’ve arrived. In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept." – Rick Warren
“We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, …
"The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life." – Albert Einstein
“The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only …
"I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me." – Humphrey Bogart
“I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.” – Humphrey Bogart
"It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. The rest will be given." – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. The rest will be given.” – Mother Teresa …
"How do I work? I grope" – Albert Einstein
“How do I work? I grope” – Albert Einstein
"Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost" – Voltaire
“Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct …
"I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition." – Katharine Hepburn
“I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the …
"Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy." – Joseph Campbell
“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” – Joseph …
"If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work." – Beryl Markham
“If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.” …
"The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has" – Michelangelo
“The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has” – Michelangelo
"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults." – Charles Kingsley
“A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the …
"A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one" – Guy de Maupassant
“A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one” – Guy de Maupassant
"I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight." – Ernest Hemingway
“I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight.” – Ernest Hemingway
"The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." – Hunter S. Thompson
“The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have …
"Now a soft kiss — Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss" – John Keats
“Now a soft kiss — Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss” – John Keats
"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." – Rabindranath Tagore
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” – Rabindranath …
"Rest in reason; move in passion" – Khalil Gibran
“Rest in reason; move in passion” – Khalil Gibran
"I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more." – C.S. Lewis
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” – C.S. Lewis
"Family is the most important thing in the world." – Princess Diana
“Family is the most important thing in the world.” – Princess Diana
"The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going." – George Carlin
“The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.” – George Carlin
"Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence" – Jan Morris
“Book lovers will understand me, and they will know too that part of the pleasure of a library lies in its very existence” – Jan …
"The greatest man in history was the poorest" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The greatest man in history was the poorest” – Ralph Waldo Emerson