All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. Edward Gibbon
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.GrowthQuotations by Edward Gibbon
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We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness. Bern Williams
We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.GrowthQuotations by Bern Williams
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. St. Francis of Assisi
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.GuidanceQuotations by St. Francis of Assisi
We are inclined to believe those whom we don not know because they have never deceived us. Samuel Johnson
We are inclined to believe those whom we don not know because they have never deceived us.GullibilityQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. John Dryden
Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.HabitQuotations by John Dryden
To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior. Maxwell Maltz
To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.HabitQuotations by Maxwell Maltz
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. Mark Twain
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.HabitQuotations by Mark Twain
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged. Louisa May Alcott
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.HappinessQuotations by Louisa May Alcott
All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife. Daniel Boone
All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.HappinessQuotations by Daniel Boone
We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves. Confucius
We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.HappinessQuotations by Confucius
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others. Henry Fielding
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.HappinessQuotations by Henry Fielding
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. Burton Hills
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.HappinessQuotations by Burton Hills
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity. Samuel Johnson
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.HappinessQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. Lao-Tzu
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.HappinessQuotations by Lao-Tzu
Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill
Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.HappinessQuotations by John Stuart Mill
Our happiness in this world depends on the affections we are able to inspire. Duchess Prazlin
Our happiness in this world depends on the affections we are able to inspire.HappinessQuotations by Duchess Prazlin
Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.HappinessQuotations by Eleanor Roosevelt
A lifetime of happiness? No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth. George Bernard Shaw
A lifetime of happiness? No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.HappinessQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Happiness consists of three things; Someone to love, work to do, and a clear conscience. Source Unknown
Happiness consists of three things; Someone to love, work to do, and a clear conscience.HappinessQuotations by Source Unknown
Make haste slowly. Latin Proverb
Make haste slowly.HasteQuotations by Latin Proverb
Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas. Thomas Fuller
Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas.HatredQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them; and then you destroy yourself. Richard M. Nixon
Those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them; and then you destroy yourself.HatredQuotations by Richard M. Nixon
There is no medicine to cure hatred. Publilius Syrus
There is no medicine to cure hatred.HatredQuotations by Publilius Syrus
To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body. Francis Bowen
To become a thoroughly good man is the best prescription for keeping a sound mind and a sound body.HealthQuotations by Francis Bowen
Health is my expected heaven. John Keats
Health is my expected heaven.HealthQuotations by John Keats
I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body. Arnold Schwarzenegger
I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.HealthQuotations by Arnold Schwarzenegger
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.HeartQuotations by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Chinese Proverb
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.HeartQuotations by Chinese Proverb
A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income. George Bernard Shaw
A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.HeartbreakQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need. Titus Maccius Plautus
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Titus Maccius Plautus
No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor. Danish Proverb
No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Danish Proverb
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end. Francis Quarles
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Francis Quarles
Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all. Seneca
Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Seneca
He makes no friends who never made a foe. Lord Alfred Tennyson
He makes no friends who never made a foe.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
A man is known by the company he avoids. Source Unknown
A man is known by the company he avoids.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Source Unknown
Friendship is a priceless treasure never to be bought or sold — it can only be cherished. Source Unknown
Friendship is a priceless treasure never to be bought or sold — it can only be cherished.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Source Unknown
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.Friends and FriendshipQuotations by Oscar Wilde
People want riches; they need fulfillment. Robert Conklin
People want riches; they need fulfillment.FulfillmentQuotations by Robert Conklin
Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.FuneralsQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
our day will come is another way of saying you get yours. Merelene Cornish
our day will come is another way of saying you get yours.The futureQuotations by Merelene Cornish