Persons Quotes
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The morning stars sang together. And a person of delicate ear and nice judgment discussed the singing at length, and showed how and wherein one…
— Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
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The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference.
— Thomas Merton
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My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics…
— Larry Flynt
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There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, 'O my daughter, there's nothing but water!' Which…
— Edward Lear
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Good work is no done by "humble" men. It is one of the first duties of a professor, for example, in any subject, to exaggerate…
— G. H. Hardy
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The philosophy that I have worked under most of my life is that the serious study of natural history is an activity which has far-reaching…
— Roger Tory Peterson
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It is your ability as a creative person to envision positive change that will make a difference.
— Unknown Author
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Sometimes you have to erase the messages, delete the numbers, and move on. You don't have to forget who that person was to you, but…
— Drake
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Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black…
— Tertullian
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During the day extend that attitude to everyone you meet. Practice cherishing the "simplest" person (clerks, attendants, etc) or people you dislike.
— Dalai Lama
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What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour?
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Each of us is the only person who can give the other what each of us wants to have: Peace.
— Ugo Betti
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Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it.
— Brian Tracy
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Compassion has nothing to do with achievement at all. It is spacious and very generous. When a person develops real compassion, he is uncertain whether…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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If someone offends you, don't tell anyone about it except your elder, and you will be peaceful. Bow to everyone, paying no attention whether they…
— Ambrose
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A fault which humbles a person is of more use to him or her than a good action which puffs him or her up.
— Woodrow Wilson
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It is better to have but little knowledge with humility and understanding, than great learning which might make you proud. For a person's merits are…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Professions of humility are the very cream, the very essence of pride; the really humble person wishes to be, and not to appear so. Humility…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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Through your love for each other, through learning the art of making one person happy, you learn to express your love for the whole of…
— Nhat Hanh
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It is great that even before we become enlightened or generate any lam-rim realizations we are able to offer incredible benefit to others. The person…
— Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
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