I think it's time for another round of inspirational words of wisdom, expressions, idioms and parables - right?
I liked this one:
Its never too late to have a happy childhood. By Wordsworth.
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“A beautiful thing is never perfect.”
”On trouve toujours plus des moines que de raison”
(Translated from French: “One always finds more monks than reason.” Spoken by Stepan Trofimovitch in Dostoevsky’s “The Possessed”.)
Correct: “Only a brave person is willing to honestly admit, and fearlessly face, what a sincere and logical mind discovers.” – Unknown.
”...Just Dance!” – Lady Gaga. Lol…...
When one door closes another door opens;
but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door,
that we do not see the ones which open for us.
– Alexander Graham Bell
Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.
– Ralph W. Sockman
“Work, while you still have the light.” quoted by Roland Barthes for St. John
You who claims to love the darkness, what shall you do then, when it comes to snuff out the light by which you write these words?
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Girl who sits on judge gets honourable discharge.
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What doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger. There I like that one.
Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.
Lord Byron
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.—David Augsburger
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.- William James
Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. Friedrich Nietzsche
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of others.—Joseph Addison
The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.—Kahlil Gibran
One sign of maturity is the ability to be comfortable with people who are not like us.—Virgil A. Kraft
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.—Abraham Lincoln
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.- Camus
Seven Deadly Sins (by Ashley Cooper):
o Truth, if it becomes a weapon against persons.
o Beauty, if it becomes vanity.
o Love, if it becomes possessive.
o Loyalty, if it becomes blind, careless trust.
o Tolerance, if it becomes indifference.
o Self-confidence, if it becomes arrogance.
o Faith, if it becomes self-righteous.
If it smells like shit it most likely tastes like shit. Sueanne_Tremendous
Gravestones cheer the living dear. They’re of no use to the dead. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Kris Kristofferson
I think this is one of my favorite quotes, it’s during an interview with Larry King about offending religious people: ”....and they’re perfectly within their right to be offended, but they’re not gonna shut me up….and they’re not going to do it by saying the magic word ‘faith’. ‘This is what I believe’, yeah…you believe it, and I’m going to say why it’s dumb.” – Bill Maher
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