You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid ones are full of confidence.

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

“Some people change their ways when they see the light; others when they feel the heat”

An arrow can be shot only by pulling it backward. So whenever life pulls you back, don't worry it's going to lead you forward to victory.

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

Water has no taste, no color, no odor; it cannot be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself. It fills us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”

Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die
You've gotta get up and try, and try, and try..

“The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.”

“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.”

“There is a smile of love,

And there is a smile of deceit,

And there is a smile of smiles

In which these two smiles meet.”

“Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives - they go only as far as the grave and leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond th”

“The road of life can only reveal itself as it is traveled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man's future is hidden.”

A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.

You will always be your mother’s child, even if you forget to look after her. You will always be your father’s child, even if you don’t care to respond to him.

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”

“Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment”

“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.”

“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”

“With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the very eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service.Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.”

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

How lovely are the portals of the night,
When stars come out to watch the daylight die.

“Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.”

“Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.

“Among Life's precious jewels, Genuine and rare, The one that we call friendship Has worth beyond compare.”

“Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy.”

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for”