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A wise old woman used to say: - Wish health and happiness to the one who insults you, and God will know what to give them. View quote
No man is free who is not master of himself. View quote
Epictetus
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. View quote
Pythagoras
Abba Anthony said, "A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us.'" View quote
Anthony the Great
Warfare is the way of deception. View quote
Sun Tzu
It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites. View quote
Thomas Sowell
Care most of all for your soul, brother, it is your only treasure. Everything else you own, doesn't really belong to you. View quote
Nikolaj Velimirovic
"What is love?" - a boy was asked. "Yesterday, I gave my jacket to a girl. She put it on, but it was me who felt warm!" - the boy replied. View quote
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another. View quote
Sophocles
There are few people with whom you can sit and bare your soul. Take care of them! View quote
Hell can't be made attractive, so the devil makes attractive the road that leads there. (Basil of Caesarea)
Always strive to maintain peace and tranquility in your family. No matter what happens to a person during the day, when they enter their home, they should step into an atmosphere of warmth and love... View quote
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. View quote
Epictetus
A wise person has expectations of themselves, while a fool has demands for others... View quote
It doesn't matter whether a person is rich or not... It doesn't matter whether a person is beautiful or not... The only thing that matters is – are they truly human or not! View quote
You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it. View quote
Bruce Willis
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. View quote
Seneca
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. View quote
Mark Twain
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money. View quote
Sophocles
A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is. View quote
Seneca
More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. View quote
Charlie Chaplin
Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. View quote
Aristotle
A wise man once said: Don't be afraid to start over again. This time, you are not starting from scratch. You're starting from experience. View quote