“We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 264 of 709
“On our earth, before writing was invented, before the printing press was invented, poetry flourished. That is why we know that poetry is like bread; it should be shared by all, by scholars and by peasants, by all our vast, incredible, extraordinary family of humanity.”
“For now I ask no more Than the justice of eating.”
“I feel that when I am painting, it is a form of worship. I see how wonderful nature is and how wonderful art is... and by trying to produce these works of art, I feel that I am just showing my appreciation of these creations.”
“Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.”
“Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its highest. Live in fragments no longer”
“The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.”
“If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.”
“Concern yourselves more with the needs of others, with the needs of all humanity, and you'll have peace of mind.”
“Safety and happiness can only come from individuals, classes, and nations being honest and fair and kind to each other.”
“Much is expected from those to whom much is given.”
“While friendship has been by far the chief source of my happiness, acquaintance or general society has always meant little to me, and I cannot quite understand why a man should wish to know more people than he can make real friends of.”
“The good man's past begins to change so that his forgiven sins and remembered sorrows take on the quality of Heaven.”
“If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself.”
“You must have a capacity to receive, or even omnipotence can't give.”
“A yogi never forgets that health must begin with the body. . . .Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for. Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills. . . . It is something that we must build up. You have to create within yourself the experience of beauty, liberation, and infinity. This is health.”
“This pleased Onyango, for to him knowledge was the source of all the white man's power, and he wanted to make sure that his son was as educated as any white man.”
“I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.”
“And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.”
“At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.”