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Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life-learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. — Robert Fulghum · 1988 Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation. — Alasdair Gray · 2004 Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. — William Morris · 1882 Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need—a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. — Jerome K. Jerome · 1889 Wear dark clothes after 6 p. M. Eat fresh fish for breakfast when available. Avoid kneeling in unheated stone churches. Ecclesiastical dampness causes premature gray hair. Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. Courage tastes of blood. Stand up straight. Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the Lord. — John Cheever · 1957 One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1786 All 12 quotes →

Life7 quotes

Our life is frittered away by detail…. Simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854 Every day above ground is a good day. — Bernstein · 1983 I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956 Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. — Bertolt Brecht · 1931 Don’t worry where we end up. Ending-up’s not real. The life we build, we never stop creating. — Jimmy Eat World · 2019 Best advice I ever got was an old friend mine, a black friend, who said you have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all. — James Baldwin · 1984 All 7 quotes →

Enemies6 quotes

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated. — Sun Tzu · 475 BC Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974 Call no man foe, but never love a stranger. — Stella Benson · 1917 Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739 Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship. — Abraham Lincoln · 1865 All warfare is based on deception. Sun Tzu. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not, split and reevaluate. — Bud Fox · 1987

Living life to the fullest6 quotes

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow! — Horace · 23 BC Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989 Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. — Andy Dufresne · 1994 Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. — Bertolt Brecht · 1931 Whenever your life ends, it is all there. The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use; some men have lived long, and lived little; attend to it while you are in it. It lies in your will, not in the number of years, for you to have lived enough. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580 Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had? — Henry James · 1903

Authenticity5 quotes

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 · 1616 What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744 What ought a man to be? Well, my short answer is "himself." — Henrik Ibsen · 1867 Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he Who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold · 1852 Best advice I ever got was an old friend mine, a black friend, who said you have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all. — James Baldwin · 1984

Following your heart5 quotes

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. — Steve Jobs · 2005 Stay hungry, stay foolish. — Steve Jobs · 1974 You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference. — Steve Jobs · 2005 Man, it’s the same bullshit they tried to pull in my day. You know, if it ain’t that piece of paper, there’s some other choice they’re gonna try and make for you. You gotta do what Randall "Pink" Floyd wants to do, man. Let me tell you this: the older you do get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’, man, L-I-V-I-N. — David Wooderson · 1993 Best advice I ever got was an old friend mine, a black friend, who said you have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all. — James Baldwin · 1984

Self-improvement5 quotes

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180 Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself. — Adam Smith · 1759 In the presence of a good man, think all the time how you may learn to equal him. In the presence of a bad man, turn your gaze within. — Confucius · 221 BC Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. — Albert Einstein · 1955 Cultivate a well-ordered mind, it's your only road to happiness; and to reach it, be orderly in everything, even in the smallest details. — Eugene Delacroix · 1823

Taking risks5 quotes

Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841 Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. — Steve Jobs · 2005 Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993 You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference. — Steve Jobs · 2005 Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. — Charlie Kaufman · 2011

Art4 quotes

Instead of looking at things, look between things. — John Baldessari · 2009 Bring the viewer to your side, include him in your thought. He is not a bystander. — Dorothea Lange Draw lines, young man, many lines, from memory or from nature; it is in this way that you will become a good artist. — Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1855 A hint-don't paint too much direct from nature. Art is an abstraction! Study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which will result, which is the only way to ascend towards God-to create like our Divine Master. — Paul Gauguin · 1888

Artistic development4 quotes

Instead of looking at things, look between things. — John Baldessari · 2009 Let frustration fuel inspiration. — Sonia Boyce · 2015 Cultivate a well-ordered mind, it's your only road to happiness; and to reach it, be orderly in everything, even in the smallest details. — Eugene Delacroix · 1823 Draw lines, young man, many lines, from memory or from nature; it is in this way that you will become a good artist. — Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · 1855

Courage4 quotes

Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest. — Marcus Aurelius · 180 We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942 You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960 Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. — Charlie Kaufman · 2011

Facing one's fears4 quotes

Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841 We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942 Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993 You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960

Friends4 quotes

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974 Be slow in chusing a Friend, be slower in changing. — Benjamin Franklin · 1735 Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739 Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship. — Abraham Lincoln · 1865

Living in the moment4 quotes

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow! — Horace · 23 BC Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648 Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth, and set down as gain each day that Fortune grants. — Horace · 23 BC You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. — Walter Hagen · 1956

Patience4 quotes

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. — Charles Dickens · 1865 Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1838 Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, Time. — Pericles · 100 Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper Sprinkle cool patience! — William Shakespeare · 1616

Sermon on the Mount4 quotes

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. — Jesus · 60 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — Jesus · 60 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. — Jesus · 60 So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" — Jesus · 60

Time4 quotes

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. — Robert Herrick · 1648 Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin · 1746 While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BC Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, Time. — Pericles · 100

Adaptability3 quotes

There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves. — Frank Herbert · 1985 Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or creep or drip or crash. Be water, my friend. — Bruce Lee · 1971 Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue. — Theognis of Megara · 541 BC

Alcohol3 quotes

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. — Bluto · 1978 Take counsel in Wine, but resolve afterwards in Water. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. — Proverbs 31:6 · 686 BC

Being true to oneself3 quotes

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 · 1616 Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he Who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold · 1852 Best advice I ever got was an old friend mine, a black friend, who said you have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all. — James Baldwin · 1984

Carpe diem3 quotes

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989 While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: seize the day, put no trust in the future. — Horace · 23 BC Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had? — Henry James · 1903

Confidence3 quotes

Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you very much at your own reckoning. — Anthony Trollope · 1862 Keep your clothes neat and tidy; it gives you self-confidence and composure in your bearings. — Leo Tolstoy · 1854 Believe you can and you're halfway there. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1905

Decisions and choices3 quotes

Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. — Andy Dufresne · 1994 Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket · 1940 I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations-one can do either this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it-you will regret both. — Soren Kierkegaard · 1843

Fear3 quotes

Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841 We must travel in the direction of our fear. — John Berryman · 1942 Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. — Warren Buffett · 2008

Food3 quotes

Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath. — William Shakespeare · 1599 Eat to live, and not live to eat. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733 To lengthen thy Life, lessen thy Meals. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733

Friends and enemies3 quotes

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. — Michael Corleone · 1974 Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739 Do good to those who hate you and turn their ill will to friendship. — Abraham Lincoln · 1865

God and man3 quotes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. — Proverbs 3:5-6 · 686 BC Do not try to find out-we're forbidden to know-what end the gods may bestow on me or you. — Horace · 23 BC Do your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods. — Pierre Corneille · 1640

Honesty3 quotes

While you live, tell truth and shame the devil! — William Shakespeare · 1597 Being totally honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud · 1897 When in doubt, tell the truth. — Mark Twain · 1897

Kindness3 quotes

Hello babies. Welcome to earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies- "God damn it, you've got to be kind." — Kurt Vonnegut · 1965 Rest and be kind, you don't have to prove anything. — Jack Kerouac · 1958 Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet 'em on your way down. — Wilson Mizner · 1953

Letting go3 quotes

Let people hold on to these: Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. — Lao Tzu · 400 BC Cease your efforts to find where the last rose lingers. — Horace · 23 BC You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. — Walter Hagen · 1956

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