Poems List

Mahatma Gandhi

It is the quality of

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

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Anais Nin

The personal, if it is

The personal, if it is deep enough, becomes universal, mythical, symbolic.

26

Steve Maraboli

I am not arrogant enough

I am not arrogant enough to tell you what the future holds, but I am faithful enough to remind you who holds the future."

15

Firdausi

Leave not the business of

Leave not the business of to-day to be done to-morrow; for who knoweth what may be thy condition to-morrow? The rose-garden, which to-day is full of flowers, when to-morrow thou wouldst pluck a rose, may not afford thee one.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Adaptability is not imitation. It

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

58

Countess Diane

How do they who think

How do they who think they are unhappy differ from they who actually are?

22

Firdausi

Trust not thy secret to

Trust not thy secret to a confidant, for he too will have his associates and friends; and it will spread abroad through the whole city, and men will call thee weak-headed.

33

Steve Maraboli

Do not let your TODAY

Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the "To-Do" list of tomorrow!"

11

Fay Weldon

If you do nothing unexpected,

If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.

35

Christopher Morley

There are three ingredients in

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning, and yearning.

109

Firdausi

Adorn thy mind with knowledge,

Adorn thy mind with knowledge, for knowledge maketh thy worth.

30

Steve Maraboli

Love in its most genuine

Love in its most genuine sense, can only flourish if it is FREE. We, as people, can only flourish if we are free."

8

Sir Walter Scott

The will to do, the

The will to do, the soul to dare.

31

Grace Paley

All that is really necessary

All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad, or peculiar.

24

Firdausi

Watch over thy expenditure, for

Watch over thy expenditure, for he who through vain glory spendeth uselessly what he hath on empty follies, will receive neither return nor praise from anyone.

25

Steve Maraboli

Remember, nothing in life comes

Remember, nothing in life comes labeled, YOU are the labeler."

45

Saskya Pandita

Not to be cheered by

Not to be cheered by praise,

23

Yula Moses

Wisdom is harder to DO

Wisdom is harder to DO than it is to know.

38

Steve Maraboli

It is only with true

It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is only these two blessed things that can begin to heal all the broken hearts."

17

Firdausi

Women are ever masters when

Women are ever masters when they like, And cozen with their kindness; they have spells Superior to the wand of the magicians; And from their lips the words of wisdom fall, Like softest music on the listening ear.

49

Jean Rhys

I am the only truth

I am the only truth I know.

28

Mohammed Neguib

Religion is a candle inside

Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.

52

Steve Maraboli

Freedom is more than just

Freedom is more than just a word and a patriotic concept. It is the purest intent of God."

23

Firdausi

The man who talketh much

The man who talketh much and never acteth will not be held in reputation by anyone.

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