“A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 40 of 709
“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity”
“Treat the world the way you want to be treated.”
“A life not lived for others is not a life.”
“Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older.”
“A day that I don't learn something new is a wasted day.”
“My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.”
“The only truly dependable production technologies are those that are sustainable over the long term. By that very definition, they must avoid erosion, pollution, environmental degradation, and resource waste. Any rational food-production system will emphasize the well-being of the soil-air-water biosphere, the creatures which inhabit it, and the human beings who depend upon it.”
“For our own success to be real, it must contribute to the success of others.”
“Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.”
“It is very difficult for people to believe the simple fact that every persecutor was once a victim. Yet it should be very obvious that someone who was allowed to feel free and strong from childhood does not have the need to humiliate another person.”
“Love yourself. Be proud of who you are.”
“I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline.”
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
“The first wealth is health.”
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too”
“If you are not learning while you’re earning, you are cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.”
“I want to be remembered as someone who was sincere. Even if I made mistakes, they were made in sincerity. If I was wrong, I was wrong in sincerity.”
“Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.”
“Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.”