Thoughtful quotes
632 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in."
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."
"The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought."
"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people."
"How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God."
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"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses."
"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."
"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order."
"Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg."
"The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong."
"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."
"Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God."
"Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose."
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them."
"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."
"Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do."
"A life not lived for others is not a life."
"To one who is accustomed to thinking a lot, every new thought that he hears or reads about immediately appears as a link in a chain."
"Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought."
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine; to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate."
"The purpose of a work of fiction is to appeal to the lingering after-effects in the reader's mind as differing from, say, the purpose of oratory or philosophy which respectively leave people in a fighting or thoughtful mood."
"Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family."
"Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off."
