Poems List

Joanne Field

The growth of understanding follows

The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Religion is the masterpiece of

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

108

Firdausi

Increase in goodness as long

Increase in goodness as long as thou art here, that, when thou departest, in that thou mayest still be joyful. According to our words and deeds in this life will be the remembrance of us in the world.

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Steve Maraboli

When we are judging everything,

When we are judging everything, we are learning nothing."

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Koran

If you disclose your alms,

If you disclose your alms, even then it is well done, but if you keep them secret, and give them to the poor, then that is better still for you; and this wipes off from you some of your evil deeds.

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Virginia Woolf

Once conform, once do what

Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul.

379

Firdausi

In this world, however little

In this world, however little happiness may have been our portion, yet have we no desire to die. Whether he can speak of life as cheerful and delicate, or as full of pain, anxiety, and sorrow, never yet have I seen one who wished to die.

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Steve Maraboli

Change is the parent of

Change is the parent of progress."

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Benjamin Franklin

To the generous mind the

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.

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Lady Wilde

Self-trust, we know, is the

Self-trust, we know, is the first secret of success.

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Steve Maraboli

We must transcend the illusion

We must transcend the illusion that money or power has any bearing on our worthiness as children of God"

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Firdausi

If thou desirest that the

If thou desirest that the pure in heart should praise thee, lay aside anger; be not a man of many words; and parade not thy virtues in the face of others.

35

Cardinal Richelieu

War is one of the

War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.

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Bertrand Russell

Freedom of opinion can only

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.

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Steve Maraboli

At the end of the

At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets."

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Firdausi

Keep thy heart afar from

Keep thy heart afar from sorrow, and be not anxious about the trouble which is not yet come.

28

Diana Scharf Hunt

Goals are dreams with deadlines.

Goals are dreams with deadlines.

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William Faulkner

The end of wisdom is

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

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Firdausi

Choose knowledge, if thou desirest

Choose knowledge, if thou desirest a blessing from the Universal Provider; for the ignorant man cannot raise himself above the earth, and it is by knowledge that thou must render thy soul praiseworthy.

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Steve Maraboli

In this busy world, we

In this busy world, we should never be a stranger to love and compassion. It is the fertile soil in the garden of peace."

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Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Firmness of purpose is one

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

31

Mary Astor

Life without emotions is like

Life without emotions is like an engine without fuel.

63

Firdausi

In no wise ask about

In no wise ask about the faults of others, for he who reporteth the faults of others will report thine also.

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Steve Maraboli

Forget yesterday - it has

Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today."

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