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Love Quotes

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. – George Eliot

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. – Khalil Gibran

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. – Khalil Gibran

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough. – Maurice Maeterlinck

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

I’ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. – Anonymous

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there’s less of you. – Margaret Atwood

Parting is such sweet sorrow. – William Shakespeare

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop. – Anonymous

If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t like you.
If I didn’t like you, I wouldn’t love you.
If I didn’t love you, I wouldn’t miss you.
But I did, I do, and I will. – Anonymous

You know you love someone when you know you want them to be happy, even if their happiness means that you are not a part of it. – Anonymous

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. – Washington Irving

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

It is never good dwelling on good-byes … it is not the being together that it prolongs, it is the parting. – Elizabeth Bibesco

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. – George Washington

Cute Friendship Quotes

I almost forgot what great pleasure is to share cute friendship quotes, but now we can recover :)

Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend. – Albert Camus

Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. – Jewish Saying

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. – Aristotle

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. – Fr. Jerome Cummings

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. – Cindy Lew

The only way to have a friend is to be one. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. – Swedish Proverb

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. – Abraham Lincoln

Hold a true friend with both your hands. – Nigerian Proverb

Friendship needs no words… – Dag Hammarskjold

A faithful friend is the medicine of life. – Apocrypha

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same. – Anonymous

Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. – Elbert Hubbard

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world. – John Evelyn

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. – Baltasar Gracian

Friends are the sunshine of life. – John Hay

The best mirror is an old friend. – George Herbert

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. – Walter Winchell

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow. – Samuel Paterson

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. – Anonymous

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. – Pietro Aretino

One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. – Hasidic Saying

Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. – Claude Mermet

Count your age with friends but not with years. – Anonymous

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness. – Lois L. Kaufman

There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. – Hillaire Belloc

Realities of Life

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. – Sun Tzu
By always taking out and never putting in, the bottom is soon reached. – Spanish proverb
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. – Confucius
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. – Lao Tzu
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. – Confucius
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. – Chinese proverb
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? – Confucius
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot. – Confucius
If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people. – Chinese Proverb
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – Lao Tzu
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. – Bruce Lee
The cautious seldom err. – Confucius
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. – Confucius
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. – Confucius
The man of wisdom is never in two minds about right and wrong; the man of benevolence never worries about the future; the man of courage is never afraid. – Confucius
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. – Japanese proverb
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. – Confucius
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. – Confucius
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. – Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. – Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. – Confucius
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. – Confucius
When anger rises, think of the consequences. – Confucius
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. – Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Confucius
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? – Confucius

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

– “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.”

– “When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”

– “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”

– “It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.”

– “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”

– “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”

– “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”

– “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

– “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

– “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”