Quotes on Words Of Wisdom

...it is not only the general principles of justice that are infringed, or at least set aside, by the exclusion of women, merely as women, from any share in the representation; that exclusion is also repugnant to the particular principles of the British Constitution. It violates one of the oldest of our constitutional maxims...that taxation and representation should be co-extensive. Do not women pay taxes?

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

In speaking of the Energy of the field, however, I wish to be understood literally. All energy is the same as mechanical energy, whether it exists in the form of motion or in that of elasticity, or in any other form. The energy in electromagnetic phenomena is mechanical energy.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

When I find myself in times of trouble _x000D_ Mother Mary comes to me, _x000D_ speaking words of wisdom "Let it be".

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Happiness belongs to the self sufficient.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems.