Inspirational Quotes - Page 38
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
Oscar Wilde (1984). “The Importance of Being Earnest”, p.41, Dramatic Publishing
Oscar Wilde (2005). “The Prose of Oscar Wilde”, p.641, Cosimo, Inc.
Saint John of the Cross, Kieran Kavanaugh (1987). “John of the Cross: Selected Writings”, p.78, Paulist Press
Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
"The Life of the Mind". Book by Hannah Arendt. Chapter: "Thinking", 1978.
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
1987 Address at Trinity College, Washington. Reported in Time, 22 Jun.
Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists: Liberty and Equality"
Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.
"The Problem of Pain". Book by C. S. Lewis, 1940.
"Champions of a Free Society: Ideas of Capitalism's Philosophers and Economists" by Edward Wayne Younkins, Lexington Books, (p. 83), 2008.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
To Varro, in "Ad Familiares" IX, 4,
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
Mahatma Gandhi (1968). “The Message of Mahatma Gandhi”
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
Critique of the Gotha Program pt. 1 (1875).
Florence Scovel Shinn, Ruth L. Miller (2012). “The New Game of Life and How to Play It”, p.53, Simon and Schuster