When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.
© Confucius
© Confucius
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Confucius
Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. 'Master Kong'; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the…
Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
You have to take it as it happens, but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.
© Old German proverb
© Old German proverb
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
© Orison Marden
© Orison Marden
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
© Margaret Runbeck
© Margaret Runbeck
People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
© Lee Mildon
© Lee Mildon
Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.
© Mary Parrish
© Mary Parrish
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding about ourselves.
© Carl Jung
© Carl Jung
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Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
As you think, so you are. As you dream, so you become. As you create your wishes, so they create you.
© Wendy Garrett
© Wendy Garrett
Happiness is a Swedish sunset — it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it.
© Mark Twain
© Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)