Wise Words Quotes - Page 6

• Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Growing Up, Women

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Nov 29, 2014

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• The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

  Dalai Lama

  Trust, Wisdom, Peace

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• Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects.

  Sima Qian

  Hurt, Medicine, Words Of Wisdom

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• You can't teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it.

  Seymour Papert

  Education, Teacher, Learning

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• A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Fear

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 18, 2014

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• The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Love, Boyfriend, Wisdom

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• Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

  George R. R. Martin

  Wisdom, Life And Love, Acceptance

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• You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way.

  Marvin Minsky

  Education, Learning, Knowledge

  "Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program". Book by Rebecca Herold, 2005.

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• You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.

  Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Buddhist

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• People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

  F. Matthias Alexander

  Inspirational, Life, Future

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• One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him.

  Immanuel Kant

  Inspirational, Change, Wisdom

  Immanuel Kant (1996). “Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals”, p.23, Cambridge University Press

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• If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Christian

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• We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

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  Patience is the companion of wisdom.

  Saint Augustine

  Inspirational, Patience, Spiritual

  "The De Patientia of St. Augustine: A Translation with an Introduction and Commentary" by Saint Augustine (of Hippo), Paul Bryan, 1963.

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• I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear "I love you too" back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Motivational, Courage

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Nov 05, 2009

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• You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes.

  Douglas Malloch

  Positive, Happiness, Happy

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• Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

  Laozi

  Motivational, Strength, Wisdom

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• Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 12, 2014

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• Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Inspirational, Cute, Sad

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• The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

  Hans Hofmann

  Inspirational, Business, Mean

  1967 Search for the Real.

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• The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Learning, Power

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• Where is God? Where can I find him?" we ask. We don't realize that's like a fish swimming frantically through the ocean in search OF the ocean

  Ted Dekker

  Faith, God, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Ted Dekker from Jun 22, 2012

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• Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.

  Cory Booker

  Love, Inspirational, Wise

  FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Nov 14, 2013

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• Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  William Shakespeare (1826). “Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.226

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• We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.

  Benjamin Carson

  Life, Way, Neurosurgeons

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