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FIFTY QUOTES TO LIVE BY

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Sometimes we all need that little push in the right direction, or some unexpected out of the blue encounter to give us a hint about something that we needed help with.

Well maybe these inspiring hand picked picturesque quotes  may just be the ones that will give you that extra needed push.

                                                                           
1.  Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.



2. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.



3. It does not matter how slow you go as long you do not stop.



4. Our greatest  glory is not in never falling, but in rising   every  time we fall.



5. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.




6. Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.



7. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper   name.



8. He who knows all the answers has been asked all the questions.

                                             

9. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.



10. To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.



11. You cannot open a book without learning something.



 12.Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fail.



 13. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.



 14. Silence is a true friend who never betrays.



15. Only the wisest and the stupidest of man never change.



16. When anger rises, think of the consequences.



17. What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.



18. The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.



19. Respect yourself and others will respect you.



20. Music produces kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.



21. We have  two lives, and the second begins when we realize we   only have one.



22. When a wise man points at the moon is the imbecile examines the finger.



23.   The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct.



24. The journey with 1000 miles begins with one step.




25. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.



26. Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.



27. If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.



28.Imagination is more important than knowledge.



29. You are what you think.

 

30. To know what you don't know is the beginning of knowledge.



31. In worthy teaching all things are related.



32. The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.



33. Behind every smile there's teeth.



34. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.



35. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.



36. Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.



37. If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.



38. The way to do is to be.



39. Silence is a source of great strength.



40. Every step is in the path.



 41. There is no illusion greater than fear.



42. A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.



43. By letting go it all gets done.



44. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people your results.



45. Not to practice stillness is to lose one's control.

  

46. Beauty is truth, truth beauty,- that is all Ye know on earth and all he need to know.



47. Those who speak do not know. Those who know do not speak.



48. The pot's use comes from emptiness.



49. No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and his not the same man.



50. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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