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Deepak Chopra
You cannot stand anywhere in
You cannot stand anywhere in the universe that is outside of yourself.
23
Spanish Proverb
The lazy man always does
The lazy man always does twice the work.
40
John Locke
That which is static and
That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art.
207
William Hazlitt
A great chessplayer is not
A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.
101
Charles Dickens
It is a far, far
It is a far, far better thing that I do now, then I have ever done before... it is a far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known before.
146
C. S. Lewis
No one ever told me
No one ever told me grief felt so much like fear.
36
Salman Rushdie
A book is a version
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
69
William Hazlitt
To impress the idea of
To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.
94
E. B. White
I get up every morning
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
34
Tennessee Williams
There is a time for
There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go.
95
Francis Bacon
Read not to contradict and
Read not to contradict and confute…nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.
49
William Hazlitt
To display the greatest powers,
To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.
60
Mark Twain
Great people are those who
Great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great.
165
John Petit-Senn
Nothing for preserving the body
Nothing for preserving the body like having no heart.
36
William Hazlitt
A King (as such) is
A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own.
57
A. A. Milne
How long does getting thin
How long does getting thin take?" Pooh asked anxiously.
47
Henry David Thoreau
If the day and the
If the day and the night are such that you greet them with with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, more elastic, more starry, more immortal--that is your success.
125
Alexander Pope
Envy will merit, as its
Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue,
163
Baltasar Gracian
All that really belongs to
All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.
48
William Hazlitt
Popularity is neither fame nor
Popularity is neither fame nor greatness.
50
Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism, do nothing,
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
37
Woody Allen
Eternity is a long time,
Eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.
97
Lao Zi
The journey of a thousand
The journey of a thousand leagues begins from beneath your feet.
207
José Ortega y Gasset
Love is that splendid triggering
Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality... the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else.
48