Quotes on Inspirational

Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.

We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.

When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

In the garden _x000D_ I see only your face _x000D_ From trees and blossoms _x000D_ I inhale only your fragrance.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'The good outnumber you, and we always will.'

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.

If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.