Freedom is never won. It is exercised. Freedom is who you are. *Mark Krueger.
The real does not die, the unreal never lived. *20th century Indian Mystic
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that
this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow. * Bible
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart. * Mencius
Humor is not concerned with improving people. * Bernard Berenson
Our passions are like the phoenix. When the old one burns away, the new one rises out
of its ashes at once. * Goethe
Anything whispered or yelled is not worth hearing. *Sent in by Andrea.
(personally I disagree about whispering. Satleties are often very meaningful.)
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Meaningful Quotes
"Leave a trace of beauty behind you."
*Make choices, not judgements.* Mark Krueger
*The true meaning of peace refers to the inner freedom and spiritual elevation of
each individual.* Salaheddin
*The heart of a man is [like] the store-chamber that is full of answers of every kind;
choose those that are good, and utter them, and keep those that are bad closely
confined within thee. * Egyptian wisdom
On this subject, Shakespeare said, 'Give few thoughts thy tongue.'
Pythagoras said, 'Be silent, or let your words be worth more than silence.'
*The fool, whose volume of words is as that of ten men, shoots a hundred arrows and
each one misses of the target. If thou art wise, shoot one, and that one straight. *
Saadi
*I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all
mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand
their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on
the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut. * Goethe
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