Quotes on Persons

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

Every great man is always being helped by everybody, for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person.

It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.

It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Equally important is the job you are working at.

Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love.

When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God?

The aim of education is to guide young persons in the process _x000D_ through which they shape themselves as human persons-armed with knowledge, strength of judgment, and moral virtues-while at the same time conveying to them the spiritual heritage of the nation and the civilization in which they are involved.

God is not limited to any person, but calls freely whomsoever He pleases, and bestows on those who are called whatever rewards He thinks fit.

The best educators are the ones that inspire their students. That inspiration comes from a passion that teachers have for the subject they're teaching. Most commonly, that person spent their lives studying that subject, and they bring an infectious enthusiasm to the audience.

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise.

The ignorant person is totally blind he does not appreciate the value of the jewel

Before you tell yourself you have no right to invent this or improve that, remind yourself that the person before you had no right either, but did it anyway.

Persons, especially salaried people who schedule their spare time, to provide for home study (or attend specialized short courses, seminars or training) seldom remain at the bottom very long. Their action opens the way for the upward climb, removes many obstacles from their path, and gains the friendly interest of those who have the power to put them in the way of opportunity

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.

With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself.

Africa, amongst the continents, will teach it to you: that God and the Devil are one, the majesty coeternal, not two uncreated but one uncreated, and the Natives neither confounded the persons nor divided the substance.

Here's what I mean by the miracle of language. When you're falling into a good book, exactly as you might fall into a dream, a little conduit opens, a passageway between a reader's heart and a writer's, a connection that transcends the barriers of continents and generations and even death ... And here's the magic. You're different. You can never go back to being exactly the same person you were before you disappeared into that book.

A person whose financial requirements are modest and whose curiosity, skepticism, and indifference to reputation are outsized is a person at risk of becoming a journalist.

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room.