"Beauty is whatever gives joy." – Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Beauty is whatever gives joy.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." – Robert McCloskey
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what …
"Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall." – Oliver Goldsmith
“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.” – Oliver Goldsmith
"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion." – Aristotle
“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” – Aristotle
"Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself" – Mahatma Gandhi
“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Bad artists copy. Good artists steal." – Pablo Picasso
“Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso
"She had Valentine’s Day beads, Mardi Gras beads, any kind of beads you could think of." – Debbie Dool
“She had Valentine’s Day beads, Mardi Gras beads, any kind of beads you could think of.” – Debbie Dool
"Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more." – Erica Jong
“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about …
"If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart.Then in living – I have made my mark." – Thomas L. Odem Jr
“If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart.Then in …
"I think the bet right now is they’re seriously going for it. It’s certainly a better dynamic than we’ve seen in the past." – Cass Johnson
“I think the bet right now is they’re seriously going for it. It’s certainly a better dynamic than we’ve seen in the past.” – Cass …
"The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing" – Herodotus
“The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing” – Herodotus
"Patriotism ruins history." – Goethe
“Patriotism ruins history.” – Goethe
"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." – Oscar Wilde
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” – Oscar Wilde
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." – Abraham Lincoln
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It’s a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you’re hurt." – Tom Gates
“Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It’s a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you’re hurt.” …
"You are licking up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides." – Bhagavad Gita
“You are licking up all the worlds with Your flaming mouths, swallowing them from all sides.” – Bhagavad Gita
"I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic." – Winston Churchill
“I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.” …
"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy." – David Hume
“The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the …
"He who is contented is rich" – Lao Tzu
“He who is contented is rich” – Lao Tzu
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." – Wayne Dyer
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer
"Now I begin to feel that all that is important comes in quietness and waiting; and that activity should be only the working out, the digesting and putting forth of what one learned, so that one may become empty again to receive more." – Rodney Collin
“Now I begin to feel that all that is important comes in quietness and waiting; and that activity should be only the working out, the …
"A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation" – Mark Twain
“A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation” – Mark Twain
"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." – Rabindranath Tagore
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore
"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property." – Voltaire
“By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.” – Voltaire
"When health prevails, vitality pervades both mind and body.By the process of loving service, you can become the promoters of much joy.Do not consider any act of service as demeaning!" – Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“When health prevails, vitality pervades both mind and body.By the process of loving service, you can become the promoters of much joy.Do not consider any …
"We believe industry dynamics should improve in 2003, … more effective measures to stop the flow of illegally sold cigarettes." – Louis Camilleri
“We believe industry dynamics should improve in 2003, … more effective measures to stop the flow of illegally sold cigarettes.” – Louis Camilleri
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases." – Carl Gustav Jung
“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” – Carl Gustav Jung
"They flaunt their conjugal felicity in one’s face, as if it were the most fascinating of sins." – Oscar Wilde
“They flaunt their conjugal felicity in one’s face, as if it were the most fascinating of sins.” – Oscar Wilde
"To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?" – Christopher Hampton
“To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?” – Christopher Hampton
"Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music." – Allan Bloom
“Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.” – Allan Bloom
"I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively" – Angela Davis
“I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively” – Angela Davis
"Only a life lived for others is worth living" – Albert Einstein
“Only a life lived for others is worth living” – Albert Einstein
"We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world" – Helen Keller
“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world” – Helen Keller
"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the" – Buddha
“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful …
"Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not." – Vaclav Havel
“Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.” – Vaclav Havel
"The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing."" – Daniel J. Boorstin
“The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen …
"I don’t want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally." – Zelda Fitzgerald
“I don’t want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.” – Zelda Fitzgerald
"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." – Zig Ziglar
“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” – Zig Ziglar
"Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace." – Oscar Wilde
“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have …
"Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.<br/>Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding." – William Arthur Ward
“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.” – William Arthur Ward