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Lead from the back - and let others believe they are in front.Inspirational
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.Inspirational
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.Inspirational Life Truth
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Life is a journey, not a destination.Life
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.Life Mistake
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.Life Wisdom Secret
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.Life Truth Pain
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.Life Wisdom
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.Life People
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.Life Art
Where there is love there is life.Life Love
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.Life Philosophy
Anything that just costs money is cheap.Life
I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.Life
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.Life
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.Life Religion Science
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Atheism is a non-prophet organization.Funny
When you worry, it is your funeral, all arranged by yourselfFunny
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.Funny Reading
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.Funny Love Witty
A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.Funny Witty
There's no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids.Funny Truth
If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.Funny Witty
If you are infected with the germs of worry you should go on a strict mental dietFunny Wisdom
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.Funny Life Truth Witty
Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.Funny Mind
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.Funny Ignorance
Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.Funny Reality
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.Funny Witty Insult
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.Funny Secret
Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.Funny Women
A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.Funny Simile
Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.Funny Evil
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Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.Truth
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.Truth Memory
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.Truth Wisdom
They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you.Truth
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.Truth People Human nature
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.Truth Trust Humor
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.Truth Wisdom
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.Truth
Do not seek revenge and call it justice.Truth
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.Truth Wisdom
No one is ever the villain of their own story.Truth
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.Truth Fear Reality
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.Truth
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liarTruth Memory
There's none so blind as those who will not listen.Truth
Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.Truth Hurt
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.Truth Wisdom
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.Truth Wisdom
There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.Truth Humor
On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.Truth Humor
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Love Quotes
You belong where you're loved.Love
In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be goodLove
Love gives without expecting anything in returnLove
Never love anything so much that it possesses you.Love
I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.Love
Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.Love Wisdom
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.Love Marriage
True love cannot be bought. To receive love, one must give it freely, without any conditionLove
The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.Love
The scariest thing about distance is that you don't know whether they'll miss you or forget you.Love
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.Love
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.Love
The true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.Love Feeling
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Try again, no matter how many times you have failed. Always try once moreCourage Success
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.Courage
Courage is found in unlikely places.Courage
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.Courage Funny Evil
Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.Courage Strength
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.Courage
A winner is a dreamer who never gives upCourage
The one in front of the gun lives foreverCourage
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Wisdom Quotes
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.Wisdom
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.Wisdom
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.Wisdom
A smart person knows how to talk. A wise person knows when to be silent.Wisdom Silence
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.Wisdom
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.Wisdom
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.Wisdom
Respect yourself and others will respect you.Wisdom
The man who fears losing has already lost.Wisdom Fear
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.Wisdom
It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.Wisdom Action
The truly wise mourn neither for those who are living nor for those who have passed awayWisdom Bhagavad gita
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Humor Quotes
Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely hiding somethingHumor
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.Humor Laughter
When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves.Humor
I like men who have a future and women who have a past.Humor
I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.Humor
Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.Humor
If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.Humor Secret
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.Humor
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.Humor People
Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?Humor
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.Humor Smile
A good motto to live by: 'Always try not to get killed.'Humor
I only sleep with people I love, which is why I have insomnia.Humor
If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them.Humor People
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Change Quotes
Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world.Change World
Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn't.Change People
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.Change Humor Mind
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.Change Mind
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.Change World
If you want to change the world, start with yourself.Change Truth
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.Change
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.Change
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are headingChange
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Failure Quotes
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.Failure
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.Failure Success
I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.Failure People
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Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.Smile
Live each present moment completely, and the future will take care of itself.Future Moment
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.Problems
Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work...Success
Environment is stronger than will power
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.Success Wisdom
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.Kindness
The measure of a man is what he does with power.Character Man
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.Evil
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.Religion Belief
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.Happiness Mind
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.Science
Fear cuts deeper than swords.Fear
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.Heart Personality
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.Freedom
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?Witty Humor
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.Politics Truth
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.Time Truth
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.Advice
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.Forgiveness Compassion
If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.Relationship Trust
You either evolve or you disappear.
When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
I can resist anything except temptation.Witty Humor
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.Religion Science
Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.Happiness
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.Imagination
silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.God Silence
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
We all use the future to escape the present.Future
The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.Dreams
Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose
Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.Children
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.Philosophy
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.Inspirational
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.War Enemy
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.Thinking
No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.Strength Idea
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.War Enemy
I am a cage, in search of a bird.
It takes a very long time to become young.Time Wisdom
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.Success
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.Friendship Trust
War is over ... If you want it.Peace War
Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.Happiness
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.Life
Minds are like flowers, they only open when the time is right.Time Mind Simile
A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.Truth
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.Success
Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.Funny
Great men are not born great, they grow great...
It is better to be alone than in bad company.Character
Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.Character
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.Life lessons
When women go wrong, men go right after them.Funny Women
It is never too late to give up your prejudices
There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.Truth Wisdom
The strongest steel is forged by the fires of hell.Perseverance
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves.Happiness
The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.People
There's no advantage to hurrying through life.Life
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.Habit
War is what happens when language fails.Peace War
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.Knowledge
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.Life Moment
Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.
Forget yesterday, live for today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.Inspirational
There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speechFreedom Humor
A fit, healthy body-that is the best fashion statementBody
History is a set of lies agreed upon.History
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
You may delay, but time will not.Time
The only journey is the one within.
Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.God Religion
I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.Sadness
You cannot find peace by avoiding life.Life Peace
Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.Relationship Truth
We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.
But he who dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.Beauty Courage
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.Inspirational
Wanting to be liked can get in the way of truth.Desire Truth
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.Death
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.Forgiveness
I'd far rather be happy than right any day.Happiness
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.Death Mind
There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrowTime Wisdom Past
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.Happiness
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.Secret
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.Death Enemy
Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.Romantic Mind
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.Religion Kindness
If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.War
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.Education
Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of anotherHeart Love
Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nationsFamily Soul Kindness
Seclusion is the price of greatness.
Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.Beauty Joy
It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.Freedom Truth
He who conquers the mind conquers the world.Mind World
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.Friendship
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.Problems
It's still magic even if you know how it's done.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.Reality
The Eyes are the window to your soulSoul
The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.Soul Hurt
Conscience doth make cowards of us all.
Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.Friendship
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.Peace Understanding
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.
Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbiesDeath Humor
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.Witty Humor
Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies.Hope
Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawnHope
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.Witty Humor World
We'll be remembered more for what we destroy than what we create.History Witty
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.Inspirational Life
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.Forgiveness
Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold.Peace Wisdom Soul
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.Kindness
Hope is a waking dream.Hope
People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.People
If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.God Life Humor
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.Friendship
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.Forgiveness Enemy
I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.
Kindness can thrive even amongst cruelty.Kindness
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.Hope Inspirational
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.Happiness Life
Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.Inspirational
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.Peace Politics War
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.Strength
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.War
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head.Smile
The strongest of all warriors are these two - Time and Patience.Time
Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.Education Heart Mind
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.Emotions Soul Joy
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.Laughter
Many atrocities have been done in the name of the greater good.Philosophy
Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.Suffering
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.Funny People
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?Funny Question
Life is only precious because it ends, kid.Life
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.
[Hero] One part brave, three parts fool!
The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts we have today.Inspirational
Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.Life
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soulSoul Mind
Be a little kinder than you have to.Kindness
In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.Life
What hath night to do with sleep?
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.Life
Illegal is always faster.
Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.Acceptance Reality
Men in rage strike those that wish them best.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.Life Suffering
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.Life Suffering
Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.God Love Wisdom
Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.Dreams
We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace.Peace
Your silence will not protect you.Silence
Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.People
To be able to do whatever one pleases is not the real meaning of freedom of actions.Freedom Action
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success 
The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously-and have somebody find out. 
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. 
A saint is a sinner who never gave up. 
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. 
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. 
Nothing is impossible unless you think it is 
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. 
If you are going through hell, keep going. 
Great leaders create more leaders, not followers. 
That which does not kill us makes us stronger. 
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. 
Get busy living or get busy dying. 
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. 
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? 
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 
Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe. 
Lead from the back - and let others believe they are in front. 
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! 
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows. 
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. 
A goal without a plan is just a wish. 
It always seems impossible until it's done. 
Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. 
Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone. 
Be always with people who inspire you; surround yourself with people who lift you up 
Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are. 
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. 
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. 
Don't wait for things to happen. Make them happen. 
You don't have to like someone, but you have to treat them as you wish to be treated. 
Life is a journey, not a destination. 
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. 
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. 
Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are. 
Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied. 
Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody is watching, and doing as you say you would do. 
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. 
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 
Anything that just costs money is cheap. 
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be. 
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. 
I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity. 
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. 
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. 
Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes. 
Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 
When you worry, it is your funeral, all arranged by yourself 
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened. 
A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest. 
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. 
They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you. 
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. 
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth. 
Do not seek revenge and call it justice. 
No one is ever the villain of their own story. 
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters 
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it. 
There's none so blind as those who will not listen. 
If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way. 
You belong where you're loved. 
In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be good 
Love gives without expecting anything in return 
Never love anything so much that it possesses you. 
I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear. 
True love cannot be bought. To receive love, one must give it freely, without any condition 
The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over. 
The scariest thing about distance is that you don't know whether they'll miss you or forget you. 
Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. 
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. 
The more one judges, the less one loves. 
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. 
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. 
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. 
It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. 
Courage is found in unlikely places. 
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong. 
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. 
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. 
Believe you can and you're halfway there. 
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. 
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased. 
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up 
The one in front of the gun lives forever 
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. 
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. 
Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. 
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. 
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known. 
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. 
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. 
Respect yourself and others will respect you. 
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. 
You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from. 
The truly wise mourn neither for those who are living nor for those who have passed away 
Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely hiding something 
Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start. 
When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves. 
I like men who have a future and women who have a past. 
I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after. 
Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on. 
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. 
Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice? 
A good motto to live by: 'Always try not to get killed.' 
I only sleep with people I love, which is why I have insomnia. 
Be the change that you wish to see in the world 
No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future. 
Life is short. Focus on what really matters most. You have to change your priorities over time. 
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things. 
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude. 
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading 
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. 
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. 
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. 
To err is human, to forgive, divine. 
You never fail until you stop trying. 
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. 
Try again. Fail again. Fail better. 
You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself. 
Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. 
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. 
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.
Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work...
Environment is stronger than will power
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
You either evolve or you disappear.
When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn
Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.
You are not rich until you have a rich heart.
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
We all use the future to escape the present.
The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.
Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose
Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.
There's always a rainbow at the end of every rain.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
No one has ever become poor by giving.
I am a cage, in search of a bird.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
Enthusiasm can help you find the new doors, but it takes passion to open them.
Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge.
What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Great men are not born great, they grow great...
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.
Friends are the family you choose
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
It is never too late to give up your prejudices
Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.
The strongest steel is forged by the fires of hell.
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves.
The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.
There's no advantage to hurrying through life.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway.
Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.
Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.
Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.
Forget yesterday, live for today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.
A fit, healthy body-that is the best fashion statement
No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
You may delay, but time will not.
The only journey is the one within.
Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
I'd far rather be happy than right any day.
One has a right to judge a man by the effect he has over his friends.
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.
If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations
Seclusion is the price of greatness.
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.
It's still magic even if you know how it's done.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The Eyes are the window to your soul
Conscience doth make cowards of us all.
Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.
Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies.
When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Perseverance is the whole magic of spiritual success.
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.
Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.
Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
Hope is a waking dream.
People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Just be yourself, there is no one better.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
Kindness can thrive even amongst cruelty.
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.
Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what is right.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head.
The strongest of all warriors are these two - Time and Patience.
I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.
Newt Scamander: My philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.
Many atrocities have been done in the name of the greater good.
Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.
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The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts we have today.
Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.
All I can be is me- whoever that is.
You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down
I cannot let the fear of the past color the future.
The path to paradise begins in hell.
Be a little kinder than you have to.
In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
What hath night to do with sleep?
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.
Illegal is always faster.
Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.
nothing that is worth knowing can be taught
Men in rage strike those that wish them best.
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.
Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.
We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace.
Your silence will not protect you.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others.
Of the unreal, there is no existence. Of the real, there is no nonexistence.