Pearls of Wisdom Quotes

"Whatever else there may be in our nature, responsibility toward truth is one of its attributes." — Arthur Eddington
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." — George Bernard Shaw
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"The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable." — Victor Hugo
As quoted in Edge-tools of speech (1899) pg. 495 Widely attributed to famous playwright Victor Hugo. Add Category or Author

"The wise don't expect to find life worth living; they make it that way." — Author Unknown
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"Like music on the waters is they sweet voice to me." — Lord Byron
Stanzas for Music, st. 1 (1816). Byron wrote this in a poem, ostensibly to be set to music. The entire poem is loaded with innuendo, and is addressed specifically to the person with whom the speaker is attracted to. Add Category or Author

"To create more positive results in your life, replace 'if only' with 'next time'." — Author Unknown
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"Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart." — Mencius
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"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." — Paul Valery
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"You can't hold a man down without staying down with him." — Booker T. Washington
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"There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday." — Robert Nathan
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"Men take more pains to mask than to mend." — Benjamin Franklin
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"There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience" — French Proverb
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"Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know." — Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
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"Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life." — Aristophanes
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"There is more to life than increasing its speed." — Mahatma Gandhi
As quoted in Once Upon A Dream (2004) pg. 163 Add Category or Author

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." — Erica Mann Jong
How to Save Your Own Life (1977) Add Category or Author

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." — Buddha
As quoted in The authentic heart: an eightfold path to midlife love (2001) pg. 240 Add Category or Author

"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." — James Conant
As quoted in Gleanings in bee culture (1949) Volume 77; Volume 77 Reportedly spoken while Conant was lecturing at Harvard University. Add Category or Author

"The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it." — Jeanne Roland
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"I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you." — Roy Croft
The poem this is attributed to, by Roy Croft, is nearly identical to a German-language poem by Eric Fried titled "Ich liebe dich" ("I Love You"). Little is known about either poem, so it is difficult to say if Croft actually wrote this poem or if he translated Fried's poem and ended up with the credit. Often the quote is attributed to "Anonymous" or Elizabeth Browning, as well. Add Category or Author

"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." — William White
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