Thursday, September 20, 2012

Wise Quotes About Life

Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Sze Tze

If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. Toni Morrison

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.  Author Unknown

I’m enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited; imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein

One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts. Albert Einstein

You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.  Steven D. Woodhull

Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.  Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

God designed us to accomplish things by the wise use of our words. John C. Maxwell

An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and truth." The boy thought about it, and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed."

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon

Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. - Reinhold Niebuhr

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.  - Anonymous

In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal.
- Nisami

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it.  - Samuel Butler

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. - Josh Billings