Confucius says:
�Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.�
�Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.�
�Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.�
�Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.�
�He who will not economize will have to agonize.�
�I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.�
�Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.�
�It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.�
�Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.�
�Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.�
�Respect yourself and others will respect you.�
�Study the past if you would define the future.�
�The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.�
�To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.�
�To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.�
�To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.�
�What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.�
�When anger rises, think of the consequences.�
�When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.�
�Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.�
�They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.�
�By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.�
�Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.�
�Have no friends not equal to yourself.�
�He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.�
�He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.�
�He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.�
�Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.�
�I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.�
�I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.�
�If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.�
�If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.�
�Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.�
�Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.�
�Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.�
�The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.�
�The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.�
�The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.�
�The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.�
�The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.�
�The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.� �The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.�
�The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.�
�The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.�
�The superior man...does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.�
�There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth...lust. When he is strong...quarrelsomeness. When he is old...covetousness.�
�Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.�
�To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.�
�To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.�
�Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.�
�Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.�
�What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.�
�What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.�
�When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.�
�When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.�
�When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.�
�When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.�
�With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.� �Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.�
�[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.�
�While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?...While you do not know life, how can you know about death?�
I look up to them:
"Nothing can ever be truly, fully understood. Not even the simplest thing. Not even this."
-Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas.
"All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity."
-Robert Kennedy
"But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?"
-Robert Kennedy
"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. "
-Robert Kennedy
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-Robert Kennedy
"Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies."
-Robert Kennedy
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"
-Robert Kennedy
"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
-Fakebestfriend
Mahatmas Ghandi:
�Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.�
�As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.�
�Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.�
�Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.�
�Hate the sin, love the sinner.�
�Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.�
�Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.�
�I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.�
�I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.�
�I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.�
�I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.�
�In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.�
�Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.�
�It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.�
�It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.�
�One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.�
�Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.�
�The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.�
�Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.�
�When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.�
�You must be the change you want to see in the world.�
�You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.�
�What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?�
�Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.�
�An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.�
�Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.�
�I think it would be a good idea.�
He's my main influence in life:
�All we are saying is give peace a chance.�
John Lennon
�Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity.�
John Lennon
�Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground.� John Lennon
�Everything is clearer when you're in love.�
John Lennon
�God is a concept by which we measure our pain.�
John Lennon
�Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something.�
John Lennon
�He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.�
John Lennon
�I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?�
John Lennon
�I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong.�
John Lennon
�I don't believe in killing whatever the reason!�
John Lennon
�I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.�
John Lennon
�If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.�
John Lennon
�If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.� John Lennon
�If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal.�
John Lennon
�If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.�
John Lennon
�Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.�
John Lennon
�It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.�
John Lennon
�It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?�
John Lennon
�Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.�
John Lennon
�Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.�
John Lennon
�Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.�
John Lennon
�Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.�
John Lennon
�My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.�
John Lennon
�Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.�
John Lennon
�Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.�
John Lennon
�Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.�
John Lennon
�Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.�
John Lennon
�Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip.�
John Lennon
�Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.�
John Lennon
�The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?�
John Lennon
�The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.�
John Lennon
�The more I see the less I know for sure.�
John Lennon
�The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.� John Lennon
�The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.�
John Lennon
�There's nothing you can know that isn't known.�
John Lennon
�Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.�
John Lennon
�We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the New World. And the Beatles were in the crow's nest of that ship.�
John Lennon
�When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.�
John Lennon
�Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.�
John Lennon
�Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.�
John Lennon
�You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!�
John Lennon
�You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.�
John Lennon
�You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.�
John Lennon
�You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.� John Lennon
"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong.�
John Lennon
"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."
-John Lennon
"Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one."
-John Lennon
"You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate"
-John Lennon
John Lennon.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Confucius.
Robert Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy.
Steve Perry.
David Roger Johansen.
Pete Burns.
Audrey Hepburn.
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