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Religious literature210 quotes
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — Jesus · 90It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. — Jesus · 60A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. — Jesus · 60So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. — Jesus · 60And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. — Jesus · 60All 210 quotes →Philosophical literature54 quotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCWhen one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCMoral force never dwells in solitude; it will always bring neighbors. — Confucius · 221 BCI for my part am not one of those who have innate knowledge. I am simply one who loves the past and who is diligent in investigating it. — Confucius · 221 BCIs Goodness indeed so far away? If we really wanted Goodness, we should find that it was at our very side. — Confucius · 221 BCAll 54 quotes →Post-colonial literature9 quotes
If you're happy in a dream... does that count? — Arundhati Roy · 1997Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things they could get used to. — Arundhati Roy · 1997And the Air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. Big Things lurk unsaid inside. — Arundhati Roy · 1997This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt. — Arundhati Roy · 1997He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hair. — Arundhati Roy · 1997But what was there to say? Only that there were tears. Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. Only that a hard honey-colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it. Only that they held each other close, long after it was over. Only that what they shared that night was not happiness, but hideous grief. Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much. — Arundhati Roy · 1997All 9 quotes →Political speech5 quotes
Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." — Mao Zedong · 1938The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land. — Mao Zedong · 1957The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are we to save the millions of our subjects, or to atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of our imperial ancestors?... It is according to the dictate of time and fate that we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unavoidable and suffering what is insufferable. — Emperor Hirohito · 1945Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land. — Mao Zedong · 1957We say to you today in a loud and a clear voice: enough of blood and tears. Enough. — Yitzhak Rabin · 1993Historical literature4 quotes
Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force. — Flavius Josephus · 99As your ambassador can see for himself we possess all things. I set no value on objects strange or ingenious, and have no use for your country's manufactures. — Qianlong Emperor · 1793The goal in life is living in agreement with nature. — Zeno of Citium · 200Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects. — Sima Qian · 109 BCMilitary treatise4 quotes
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated. — Sun Tzu · 475 BCBe extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. — Sun Tzu · 490 BCTo fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. — Sun Tzu · 500 BCThe best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting. — Sun Tzu · 490 BCPolitical literature4 quotes
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Kautilya · 300 BCA revolution is not the same as inviting people to dinner, or writing an essay, or painting a picture... A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. — Mao Zedong · 1927No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy. — Amartya Sen · 1999Liberalism is extremely harmful in a revolutionary collective. It is corrosive which eats away unity, undermines cohesion, causes apathy, and creates dissension. — Mao Zedong · 1937Autobiography and memoir3 quotes
I longed to arrest all beauty that came before me, and at length the longing has been satisfied. — Julia Margaret Cameron · 1874A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management. — Akio Morita · 1986The test of civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members. — Pearl S. Buck · 1954Biography2 quotes
If you hire only those people whom you understand, the company will never get better people than you are. — Soichiro Honda · 1982The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less. — Zeno of Citium · 430 BCDrama2 quotes
You think God belongs only to you? He doesn't. God is an immortal spirit who belongs to everybody, to the whole world. You think you're special? God is not an Israelite! — Jesus · 1988All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing. — Jesus · 1988Drama (film)2 quotes
You think God belongs only to you? He doesn't. God is an immortal spirit who belongs to everybody, to the whole world. You think you're special? God is not an Israelite! — Jesus · 1988All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing. — Jesus · 1988Epic2 quotes
You think God belongs only to you? He doesn't. God is an immortal spirit who belongs to everybody, to the whole world. You think you're special? God is not an Israelite! — Jesus · 1988All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing. — Jesus · 1988Epic (film)2 quotes
You think God belongs only to you? He doesn't. God is an immortal spirit who belongs to everybody, to the whole world. You think you're special? God is not an Israelite! — Jesus · 1988All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing. — Jesus · 1988Wisdom literature2 quotes
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. — Ahiqar · 500 BCThe wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure; and he that hath little business shall become wise. — Ben Sira · 175 BCAnti-colonial literature1 quote
In reality there are as many religions as there are individuals. — Mahatma Gandhi · 1909Children's literature1 quote
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who. — Rudyard Kipling · 1902Comedy drama1 quote
You're the one with the big mouth, and I would really enjoy closing it, especially in front of all my friends. But my hands are registered as lethal weapons. That means, we get into a fight, I accidentally kill you, I go to jail. — Bruce Lee · 2019Comedy drama (film)1 quote
You're the one with the big mouth, and I would really enjoy closing it, especially in front of all my friends. But my hands are registered as lethal weapons. That means, we get into a fight, I accidentally kill you, I go to jail. — Bruce Lee · 2019Commencement address1 quote
But it’s a resilient place, the world, and its beauty is still astonishing, and as for the mess we’ve made, you can change it, and I believe you’re going to. — Salman Rushdie · 2015Economic literature1 quote
No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy. — Amartya Sen · 1999Scientific literature1 quote
Science and technology, and the various forms of art, all unite humanity in a single and interconnected system. As science progresses, the worldwide cooperation of scientists and technologists becomes more and more of a special and distinct intellectual community of friendship, in which, in place of antagonism, there is growing up a mutually advantageous sharing of work, a coordination of efforts, a common language for exchange of information, and solidarity, which are in many cases independent of the social and political differences of individual states. — Zhores Medvedev · 1970Travel writing1 quote
The months and days are the travelers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers... I too for years past have been stirred by the sight of a solitary cloud drifting with the wind to ceaseless thoughts of roaming. — Matsuo Basho · 1694