No turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWhen the water is calm, take as much distance as possible with your boat!
More Mehmet Murat Ildan Quotes
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If you are afraid of the sunlight, you ain’t a good man!
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Doing goodness is good only when you don’t expect anything in return; not a medal, not even a simple thanking!
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Violence is the tool of the barbarian; aggression is the method of the primitive; bloodshed is the way of the savage; cruelty is the manner of the brutish! To be called as a ‘civilised,’ man must be peaceable!
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Let us be happy too when we see a happy man, because happiness is a candle light in this dark universe!
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While eating a delicious food, remember the peasants and the workers who made this possible!
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Literature is a microscope; it shows us the unseen!
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You want to do something good for the flowers? Then, keep the flowers in the soil, in nowhere else!
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We can’t see and we can’t reach the frontiers of our ignorance; we can only approach to it by extending our knowledge.
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The wisdom of a lonely tree is higher than the wisdom of the forest, because there is more thinking in it!
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There are moments where the mighty death feels itself desperate too! To see the trees growing in solid rocks is one of these moments!
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If you think life is a smooth sea, you will soon be awakened from this sweet dream by the slap of a bitter wave!
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Even if it is made up of gold, the sailing boat can go nowhere without the humble wind!
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Make walks in the nights to benefit from the education of silence!
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When you walk alone, when everybody is against you, if you are sure with your ideas, walk strongly and proudly as if there is an army of angels by your side!
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Set your affection to infinity and your hate to zero!
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A good book is a lighthouse; a wise man is a lighthouse; conscience is a lighthouse; compassion is a lighthouse; science is a lighthouse! They all show us the true path! Keep them in your life to remain safe in the rocky and dark waters of life!
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However tired you are, whatever the distance is, move to your target! Even if you move as slow as a snail, you will reach there! Move! Either fast or slow, just move!
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If a supernatural power tries to make you a saint or an emperor, refuse it, because the greatest beauty of life hides in having no position whatsoever! Positionless is the best position!
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Dogs are happy with few things because they have already observed man who is unhappy with many things!
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Why pay money for the horror movies? Just go to a street without trees!
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Birds teach us something very important: To whatever height you rise, you will finally come down to the ground!
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You cannot separate the old furniture from the memories and the memories from the old furniture!
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The good may lose; the bad may win! Remember this! Because knowing this increases the chance of the good to win!
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Obscure shadows on the mind are much scarier than the dark shadows of the night.
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Candle needs darkness to show his talents. Good shines only beside the bad; it will disappear when the bad disappears. Where there is no darkness, candle is forgotten.
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When the life is wavy, keep your mind smooth!
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