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Philosopher Quotes

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. – Henri Frederic Amiel

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life. – Henri Frederic Amiel

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you. – George Matthew Adams

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. – Confucius

Philosopher Quotes

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. – Confucius

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence. – Friedrich Engels

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists. – Blaise Pascal

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. – Sun Tzu

Isaac Newton Quotes

Isaac Newton was the best physician of all time. Let me share with you some wonderful Isaac Newton Quotes.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton QuotesIt is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Quotes to Cheer You Up

Feeling Depressed? You had a bad day? Let me share with you some quotes to cheer you up. You will be amazed about how your day will be better just by reading some great quotes.

“In fighting and in every day life, you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tension yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit”. – Miyamoto Musashi

“One of the simplest things about our life is that to get where you want to go, you must keep on keeping on…” – Normal Vincent Peale

“The indispensable first step in getting the things you want out of your life is this: first decide what you want!” – Ben Stein

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them”. – Henry David Thoreau

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Marianne Williamson

“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting”. – Author Unknown.

“Never allow some one to be your priority, while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Author Unknown.

“Experience something fully, then drop it and move on to the next moment, uninfluenced by the previous one”. – Anthony de Mello.

“Some of the God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers”. – Garth Brooks.

Funny Wise Quotes

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. – Robert Bloch

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. – Unknown

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy. –Henry Kissinger

The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open. – Unknown

Love is an electric blanket with somebody else in control of the switch. – Cathy Carlyle

The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. – Unknown

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein

A person who can explain color to a blind man can explain everything in life. – Unknown

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. – George Bernard Shaw

The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. –Albert Einstein

Famous Attitude Quotes

A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world; everyone you meet is your mirror. ~ Ken Keyes Jr

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it’s looks, most women know otherwise. ~ Kathleen Turner

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body – the wishbone. ~ Robert Frost

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ~ William James

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~ Herm Albright, Reader’s Digest, June 1995

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~ English Proverb

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. ~ G.K. Chesterton, On Running After One’s Hat, All Things Considered, 1908

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it. ~ C.C. Scott

Anywhere is paradise; it’s up to you. ~ Author Unknown

Anywhere you go liking everyone, everyone will be likeable. ~ Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook, 1966

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~ Winston Churchill

Good fortune shies away from gloom. Keep your spirits up. Good things will come to you and you will come to good things. ~ Glorie Abelhas

Got no checkbooks, got no banks,
Still I’d like to express my thanks –
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. ~ Irving Berlin, I Got the Sun in the Morning, 1946.

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~ Dennis and Wendy Mannering

Be enthusiastic. Remember the placebo effect – 30% of medicine is showbiz. ~ Ronald Spark

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. ~ William Arthur Ward

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ~ Hugh Downs

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see them, for they’re always there. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. ~ Vince Lombardi

Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. ~ Marcus Antonius