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317 quotes by 270 authors

The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things lastâ€”that… — Pema Chodron
Wealth is not an absolute. It is relative to desire. Every time we yearn for something we cannot afford, we grow poorer, whatever our resources.… — Alain de Botton
I would think that counted as offering resistance," Will said. "Eating one's son-in-law, that is. Though I suppose everyone has their family altercations. — Cassandra Clare
Can God be counted on? Count blessings and find out how many of His bridges have already held. — Ann Voskamp
Thanks for the reminder that i have to hit the gym today. I have'nt worked out in days. Unless one counted mattress gymnastics!!! — Sylvia Day
The most common one-liner in the Bible is, "Do not be afraid." Someone counted, and it occurs 365 times. — Richard Rohr
There are four things that make a man fight as you just did," the duke explained to Rumbold. "Love, despair, anger, or insanity." Erik counted… — Alethea Kontis
Time was like the rain, glittering as it fell, changing the world, but something that could also be taken for granted. Until you love a… — Cassandra Clare
Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to… — Chris Gardner
I bargained with Life for a penny, and Life would pay no more. However I begged at the evening when I counted my scanty store.… — Unknown Author
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can say… — Barack Obama
If one by one we counted people out — Robert Frost
Probably there is an imperceptible touch of something permanent that one feels instinctively to adhere to true humour, whereas wit may be the mere conversational… — Mark Twain
Philosophy is antipoetic. Philosophize about mankind and you brush aside individual uniqueness, which a poet cannot do without self-damage. Unless, for a start, he has… — Robert Graves
There are lots more people in the House. I don't know exactly - I've never counted, but at least a couple hundred. — Dan Quayle
The animal liberation movement is saying that where animals and humans have similar interests - we might take the interest in avoiding physical pain as… — Peter Singer
Life was a fairy-tale, then, it is a tragedy now. When I was 43 and John Hay 41 he said life was a tragedy after… — Mark Twain
To change your mind about something is always difficult. I think that people who are big enough to admit they were wrong can be counted… — Francoise Gilot
Many churches are measuring the wrong things. We measure things like attendance and giving, but we should be looking at more fundamental things like anger,… — Dallas Willard
I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted. — Aminatta Forna

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