Gandhi Quotes

Gandhi Quotes English:

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. - Mahatma Gandhi

Faith... Must be enforced by reason...When faith becomes blind it dies.

It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

A weak man is just an accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

A 'NO' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'YES' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.

Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.

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

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I think it would be a good idea.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

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

If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

Non-violence which is a quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger and we will make not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mahatma Gandhi

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. Mahatma Gandhi

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Mahatma Gandhi

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds. Mahatma Gandhi

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always. Mahatma Gandhi

You must be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. Mahatma Gandhi, 'Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13,' May 3, 1919

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed)

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right. Mahatma Gandhi, 1931

I think it would be a good idea. Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization

Live as if your were to die tomorrow.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds.

If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them to respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religion is a sacred duty.

If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.

Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, never revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.

Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

We must become the change we want to see.

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William Shakespeare Quotes

William Shakespeare Quotes

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

An overflow of good converts to bad.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Boldness be my friend.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. By that sin fell the angels.

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Death is a fearful thing.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above.

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

For I can raise no money by vile means.

For my part, it was Greek to me.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

How well he's read, to reason against reading!

I am not bound to please thee with my answer.

I bear a charmed life.

I dote on his very absence.

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too!

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. _________________________________________________

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Quaid-e-Azam Quotes

Quaid-e-Azam Quotes In English:

“I am an Indian first second and last.” Advice to young Raja of Mahmudabad Circa 1925

"I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women." Speech at Islamia College for women March 25, 1940

“The prosperity and advancement of a nation depend upon its intelligentsia, and Muslim India is looking forward to her young generation and education classes to give a bold lead for our guidance and a brilliant record of histrorical achievements and traditions. Islam expect every Muslim to do this duty, and if we realise our responsibility time will come soon when we shall justify ourselves worthy of a glorious past.” December 24, 1940

“The vital contest in which we are engaged is not only for the material gain but also the very existence of the soul of Muslim nation, Hence I have said often that it is a matter of life and death to the Musalmans and is not a counter for bargaining.” Predisential Address devlivered at the Special Pakistan Session of the Punjab Muslim Students Federation March 2, 1941

“I particularly appeal to our intelligentsia and Muslim students to come forward and rise to the occasion. You have performed wonders in the past. You are still capable of repeating the history. You are not lacking in the great qualities and virtues in comparison with the other nations. Only you have to be fully conscious of that fact and to act with courage, faith and unity.” Message to Pakistan Day, issued from Delhi March 23, 1943

"No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live.” Speech at a meeting of the Muslim University Union, Aligarh March 10, 1944

“Pakistan not only means freedom and independce but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us” Message to Frontier Muslim Students Federation June 18, 1945

“If we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor... you are free- you are free to go to your temples mosques or any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the state... in due course of time Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to Muslims- not in a religious sense for that is the personal faith of an individual- but in a political sense as citizens of one state” Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Karachi August 11, 1947

"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large." Lahore August 15th, 1947

“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.” Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation October 24, 1947

“You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” Address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi February 21, 1948

“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant.” Speech at a Mammoth Rally at the University Stadium, Lahore October 30, 1947

“We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.” Address to Civil, Naval, Military and Air Force Officers of Pakistan Government, Karachi October 11, 1947

“We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice. We will thereby be fulfilling our mission as Muslims and giving to humanity the message of peace which alone can save it and secure the welfare, happiness and prosperity of mankind” Speech at the opening ceremony of State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi July 1, 1948

“I have lived as plain Mr. Jinnah and I hope to die as plain Mr. Jinnah. I am very much averse to any title or honours and I will be more than happy if there was no prefix to my name.”

“Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”

26th December, 1943 “Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim ideology, which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and which, we hope, others will share with us.”

18th June, 1945 “Our object should be peace within and peace without; we want to live peacefully and maintain cordial and friendly relations with our immediate neighbors and with the world at large. We have no aggressive designs against anyone. We stand by the United Nations Charter and will gladly make our full contribution to the peace and prosperity of the world.”

Broadcast Message 15th August, 1947 “Finally, let me tell you, fellow citizens, Pakistan is a land of great potential resources. But to build it up into a country worthy of the Muslim nation, we shall require every ounce of energy that we possess and I am confident that it will come from all whole-heartedly.”

Broadcast Message February, 1948 “Work honestly and sincerely and be faithful and loyal to the Pakistan Government. I can assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness.”

“We have weathered the worst storms and the safety of the shore, though distant, is in sight. We can look to the future with robust confidence provided we do not relax and fritter away our energies in internal dissensions. There never was greater need for discipline and unity in our ranks. It is only with united effort and faith in our destiny that we shall be able to translate the Pakistan of our dreams into reality.”

He(Ataturk) proved that Muslims have enough strength to have the world hear themselves, with founding Turkish Republic. With his death, the Muslim world lost his greatest hero. Although a hero like Ataturk standing in front of them as a source of inspiration, will Indian Muslims be agree to their current position?

The tenets of Islam enjoin on every Musalman to give protection to his neighbours and to the Minorities regardless of caste and creed. We must make it a matter of our honor and prestige to create sense of security amongst them. 30th October 1947

21st March 1948. Mass Rally at Dacca. Let me take this opportunity of repeating what I have already said: We shall treat the minorities in Pakistan fairly and justly. We shall maintain peace, law and order and protect and safeguard every citizen of Pakistan without any distinction of caste, creed or community.

22nd March 1948. Meeting with Hindu Legislators. We guarantee equal rights to all citizens of Pakistan. Hindus should in spirit and action wholeheartedly co-operate with the Government and its various branches as Pakistanis.

23rd March 1948. Meeting with the ‘Scheduled Caste Federation’. We stand by our declarations that members of every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and obligations and that Minorities will be safeguarded and protected.

No settlement with the majority is possible as no hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it (1937-Congress Finally)

Great Brition wants to rules india, Mr.Gandhi & thr congress wants to rulw India & the Muslims. We say that we will not let either the brition or Mr.Gandhi to rule Muslims, we want to be free. (Congress Forum 1939)

"Develop a sound sence of dicipline,Character,Initiative and a solid Academic Background.You must devote yourself whole-heartedly to your studies, for that is your first obligation to yourselves, your parents and to the State.You must learn to obey for only then you can learn to command". QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (Islamic College, Peshawar - 12th April, 1948)

We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice. We will thereby be fulfilling our mission as Muslims and giving to humanity the message of peace which alone can save it and secure the welfare, happiness and prosperity of mankind. Speech at the opening ceremony of the State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi July 1, 1948.

That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant. Speech at a Mammoth Rally at the University Stadium, Lahore October 30, 1947.

You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve. Address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi February 21, 1948.

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation October 24, 1947.

Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large. Lahore, August 15th, 1947.

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you. We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live.

Speech at a meeting of the Muslim University Union, Aligarh March 10, 1944. The prosperity and advancement of a nation depend upon its intelligentsia, and Muslim India is looking forward to her young generation and education classes to give a bold lead for our guidance and a brilliant record of historical achievements and traditions. December 24, 1940.

Any idea of a United India could never have worked and in my judgment it would have led us to terrific disaster. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

I have always maintained that no nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women. Speech at Islamia College for women March 25, 1940.

I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that Gandhi is advocating. Jinnah speaking to Durga Das in London.

The exploits of your leaders in many a historic field of battle; the progress of your Revolution; the rise and career of the great Ataturk, his revitalization of your nation by his great statesmanship, courage and foresight all these stirring events are well-known to the people of Pakistan. Reply to the speech made by the first Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan at the time of presenting Credentials to the Quaid-i-Azam on 4th March. 1948.

We should begin to work in that spirit and in course of time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities will vanish. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play. Address to Civil, Naval, Military and Air Force Officers of Pakistan Government, Karachi October 11, 1947.

The Story of Pakistan, its struggle and its achievement, is the very story of great human ideals, struggling to survive in the face of great odds and difficulties. Address to the people in Chittagong, 23rd March, 1948.

My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest Nations of the world. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

The first and the foremost thing that I would like to emphasize is this --remember that you are now a Sovereign Legislative body and you have got all the powers. It, therefore, places on you the gravest responsibility as to how you should take your decisions. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed --that has nothing to do with the business of the State. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

We are now all Pakistanis--not Baluchis, Pathans, Sindhis, Bengalis, Punjabis and so on--and as Pakistanis we must feet behave and act, and we should be proud to be known as Pakistanis and nothing else. Reply to the Civic Address presented by the Quetta Municipality on 15th June, 1948.

There is no power on earth that can undo Pakistan. Speech at a Mammoth Rally at the University Stadium, Lahore on 30th October. 1947.

The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and a very deep sense of unity. But make no mistake: Pakistan is not a theocracy or anything like it. Broadcast talk to the people of Australia recorded on 19th February, 1948.

We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one State. Presidential Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11th August, 1947.

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Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quotes in English:

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot. Bill Gates

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. George S. Patton

" Who does not hope to win has already lost. So believe in yourself, work hard and you will emerge as a winner."

" You are the best and the unbeatable element of Success because you are the future. Without you, it's like no sun of hope in the future!!! Believe in yourself and dream of greater vision!!!"

" In life we may not always be victorious... however, with your strong desire to always compete, never give-up mentality and a positive attitude, you will never truly know defeat!"

" Every problem comes with their solutions. Problems are visible but their solutions are invisible. The successful person has the ability to find these invisible solutions."

" Attitude above aptitude determines altitude. Dream big and act big, realizing that dreams are left as dreams until they are explored."

" The higher you soar, the smaller you appear to those who cannot fly."

" Investment in the form of hard work always pays interest in the form of success."

" It doesn't matter how fast you run, what matters is how long you run. There may be many instances to break you down on your journey; what makes you winner is your ability to stand and run again. Never lose on your way; you are not a loser unless you accept it."

" Fly and make it high before you cry and make your problems smile. Your attitude towards your challenges is the key to your happy life."

" I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself." Albert Einstein

" We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities." Ralph Waldo Emerson

" Don't give up! Stay up! Don't stop! Keep moving! Don't cry! Rejoice. Possibilities exist in the toughest problems."

" Believe In Yourself and the rest will follow."

" I'm authentic because I am one of a kind."

" Dreaming is my passion but making it true is my obsession."

" Our yesterdays might have been bad, but our today will be one of the best; better days are ahead."

" We might not be able to be the best, but we can always be better than the rest."

" You have the courage and power to live your dreams." Les Brown

" It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness." Bob Proctor

" Every great success is an accumulation of thousands of ordinary efforts that no one else sees or appreciates." Brian Tracy

" If you want to keep growing, you have to challenge everything. Even your own thinking and beliefs." Bill Gould

"Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won't happen." Phillip Adams

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome." William James

"I believe life is to be lived, not worked, enjoyed, not agonized, loved, not hated." Leland Bartlett

"In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail."

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James

Always desire to learn something useful. Sophocles

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. Wayne Dyer

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. William James

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain cool and unruffled under all circumstances." --Thomas Jefferson

"Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want."--Jim Rohn

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." -- Vincent T. Lombardi

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal." -- Napoleon Hill author of 1936 classic Think and Grow Rich

"Continuous effort--not strength or intelligence--is the key to unlocking our potential." --Winston Churchill

"Others will underestimate us, for although we judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, others judge us only by what we have already done." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy." -- Jim Rohn

"We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's hard to think of everything." -- Jim Rohn

"Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be." -- Grandma Moses

"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." -- William Durant

"Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself."--Brian Tracy

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have." -- Louis E. Boone

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now. Denis Waitley

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. Jessia Savitch

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. Thomas Fuller

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests. Peter Marshall

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. Michael Korda

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. Kyle Chandler

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Walter Elliot

Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way. Eileen Caddy

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. Peter Marshall

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. Mark Chaine

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Thomas Paine

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. Muhammed Iqbal

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. John F. Kennedy

To be a good loser is to learn how to win. Carl Sandburg

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Albert Einstein Quotes

Quotes: Albert Einstein

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Einstein

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Einstein

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." Einstein

"I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details." Einstein

"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." Einstein

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Einstein

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

"A person starts to live when he can live outside himself."

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. Albert Einstein

"God is subtle but he is not malicious."

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."

"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."

"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."

"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it."

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."

"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."

"God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically."

"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."

"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."

"Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity."

"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

"In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."

"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

"Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves."

"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!"

"No, this trick won't work...How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"

"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."

"Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever."

"The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."

"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."

"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."

"Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."

"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." (Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton)

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. Albert Einstein

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. Albert Einstein

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Aristotle Quotes

1) A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.
2) A friend to all is a friend to none.
3) A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
4) A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold.
5) A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end.
6) A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
7) All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
8) All men by nature desire knowledge.
9) All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
10) All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
11) At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
12) Bad men are full of repentance.
13) Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
14) Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.
15) Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.
16) Change in all things is sweet.
17) Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.
18) Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.
19) Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
20) Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.
21) Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
22) Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.
23) Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
24) Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
25) Education is the best provision for old age.
26) Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
27) Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.
28) Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
29) For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.
30) For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.
31) For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.
32) Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
33) Friendship is essentially a partnership.
34) Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
35) Happiness depends upon ourselves.
36) He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature.
37) Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
38) Man is by nature a political animal.
39) Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.
40) Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.
41) Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.
42) Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
43) Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.
44) Most people would rather give than get affection.
45) Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
46) My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
47) Nature does nothing in vain.
48) No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
49) No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.
50) No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.
51) No one loves the man whom he fears.
52) Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
53) Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
54) Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
55) Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
56) Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.
57) Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
58) Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.
59) Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.
60) The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

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William Babar Awan - Funny sms

Great Saying
This Life is Too short Even to Get fake Degree
I Don't know How People Find Time to Get An Original Degree
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