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Knowledge must come through action.
SophoclesSophocles Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
SophoclesSophocles In season, all is good.
SophoclesSophocles Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
SophoclesSophocles Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
SophoclesSophocles There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
SophoclesSophocles Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
SophoclesSophocles Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
SophoclesSophocles One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
SophoclesSophocles Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
SophoclesSophocles Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
SophoclesSophocles There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
SophoclesSophocles The truth is always the strongest argument.
SophoclesSophocles Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
SophoclesSophocles For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
SophoclesSophocles But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays
More on gift
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur WardWilliam Arthur Ward And so long as I can laugh, never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts and I will waste it no more.
Og MandinoOg Mandino God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
William Arthur WardWilliam Arthur Ward Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.
Og MandinoOg Mandino A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.
Og MandinoOg Mandino It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.
William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth I’ve been inspired by a shitload of people in my life so if there’s ever anybody that I can inspire, to me that’s a huge gift.
Joe RoganJoe Rogan