The Hitopadesa Famous Quotes
"On the touchstone of misfortune a man discovers the strength of understanding and of spirit in kinsmen, wife, servants, and himself."
"Let this be an example for the acquisition of all knowledge, virtue, and riches. By the fall of drops of water, by degrees, a pot is filled."
The Hitopadesa Quotations
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
Thich Nhat Hanh
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
Jean Cocteau
"In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others."
Andr Maurois
"The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts and multiply the grief he proposes to remove."
Samuel Johnson
"Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us put out more and better ideas if our efforts are truly appreciated."
Alexander Osborn
The pot calls the kettle black.
Miguel de Cervantes
"A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue."
Assyrian Proverb
Funny how the new things are the old things.
Rudyard Kipling
He is able who thinks he is able.
Buddha
Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in I think that's how dogs spend their lives.
Sue Murphy