Daily Quote Archives

“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”

“It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.”

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”

“It's not that I'm so smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer.”

“Intelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas.”

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.”

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

“A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.”

“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”

“One of the weaknesses of our society is that history is still news to most people.”

“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”

“About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.”

“Everything is more complicated than it looks to most people.”

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”

“Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.”

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”

“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”

“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.”

“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.”

“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”

“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.”

“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself; the other for helping others.”

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”

“The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.”

“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.”

“We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are.”

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

“Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...”