2006-06-13 14:16:56 · 16 answers · asked by Sunnydays 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"The best day to plant a tree was yesterday, but the second best day is today."
-Old Chinese proverb
2006-06-13 14:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by thebusstop69 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you judge people, you have no time to love them - Mother Teresa.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win - Mahatma Gandhi
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty - Mahatma Gandhi
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind - Mahatma Gandhi
When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you - Anonymous
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind - Anonymous
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey ... I asked for health, that I might do greater things, I was given infirmity, that I might do better things ... I asked for riches, that I might be happy, I was given poverty, that I might be wise ... I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men, I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God ... I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life, I was given life, that I might enjoy all things ... I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am among all men, most richly blessed - Anonymous
2006-06-14 02:44:50 · answer #2 · answered by cuckoo747 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not really sure who said these but some of my favorites are:
If you can see the obstacles, you have taken your eyes off the goal.
People who believe that can't and people who believe they can are both right.
When one door closes, another usually opens, just don't focus so long on the closed door that you miss the opportunity if the newly opened door.
These are so motivating.
2006-06-13 21:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by barefootmodel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For of all sad words, of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it might have been!" John Greenleaf Whittier
"And this above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night, the day, thou canst not then be false to any man!" William Shakespeare
2006-06-13 21:22:04 · answer #4 · answered by olderbutwiser 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either- Benjamin Franklin
2006-06-13 21:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Bartmooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?"
--It's said by Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, but I guess you could say it's a quote from William Shakespeare.
2006-06-13 21:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by Mandi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is so important to philosophy:
"For the same thing to hold good and not to hold good simultaneously of the same thing and in the same respect is impossible... it is, in the nature of things, the principle of all the other axioms also."
the principle of non-contradiction.
2006-06-13 23:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak softly but carry a big stick.
2006-06-13 21:47:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To the Union. Next to our liberties, most dear. "
John C. Calhoun
"It is finished." Jesus the Nazarene
2006-06-13 21:23:16 · answer #9 · answered by Thorbjorn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step."
- Lao Tse
2006-06-13 21:20:12 · answer #10 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋