Quotes about life
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If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
Of all the creatures that were made, man is the most detestable. Of the entire brood he is the only one - the solitary one - that possesses malice. That is the basest of all instincts, passions, vices - the most hateful. He is the only creature that has pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. Also - in all the list he is the only creature that has a nasty mind.
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.
You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
Life's too short to just breeze on by.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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