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“I believe that if you focus on what you should do, the road ahead will open up naturally.”

Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)

“Communication is an essential factor in any type of relationship; friend, romantic, or business.”

Paul J. Alessi (1968) Actor / Producer

“I'm not perfect. But I'll always be real.”
Ich bin nicht perfekt. Aber ich werde immer authentisch sein.

Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor

“The first true love is always the last one.”
Die erste wahre Liebe ist immer die letzte.

Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer

“Breathe. It’s only a bad day, not a bad life.”
Atme durch. Es ist nur ein schlechter Tag, kein schlechtes Leben.

Johnny Depp (1963) American actor, film producer, and musician

“We all have two lives. The second begins when you realize you only have one.”
Wir haben alle zwei Leben. Das Zweite beginnt, wenn du erkennst, dass du nur eines hast.

Tom Hiddleston (1981) English actor, producer and musical performer

“The noblest art is that of making others happy”
Die erhabenste Kunst ist die, andere glücklich zu machen.

P.T. Barnum (1810–1891) American showman and businessman

“I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard.”
Ich bin ein harter Mann, den man lieben kann, aber wenn ich liebe, liebe ich wirklich hart.

Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor

“Don't live to fight, fight to live.”
Lebe nicht, um zu kämpfen, sondern kämpfe um zu leben. Lebe nicht um zu kämpfen, kämpfe um zu leben

Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) rapper and actor

“A man without ambition is like a bird without wings”

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist

“Applause is a receipt, not a bill.”

Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”

Basil of Caesarea (329–379) Christian Saint

“Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.”

C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology

“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.”

Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) U.S. Army general of the army, field marshal of the Army of the Philippines

“We aim above the mark to hit the mark.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“To lead people walk behind them.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.”

Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) American tennis player

“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) French writer and aviator

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.”

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) American writer

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works

“He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.”

Tryon Edwards (1809–1894) American theologian

“Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.”

Charles Alexander Eastman (1858–1939) American scouting pioneer

“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“He who hath many friends hath none.”

Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy

“Love demands infinitely less than friendship.”

George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American drama critic and magazine editor

“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

“When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.”

Maria Shriver (1955) journalist and author from the United States

“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.”

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath

“Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.”

Horace (-65–-8 BC) Roman lyric poet

“Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.”

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) English and American political activist

“Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.”

Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.”

Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Keep yourself to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”

Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist

“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.”

Eckhart Tolle (1948) German writer

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.”

Eckhart Tolle (1948) German writer

“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”

Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American motivational speaker

“Everything in the universe goes by indirection. There are no straight lines.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German writer, artist, and politician

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker

“Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”

George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States

“Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live.”

Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist

“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.”

William Cowper (1731–1800) (1731–1800) English poet and hymnodist

“Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.”

Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) 262nd Pope of the Catholic Church

“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.”

Iris Murdoch (1919–1999) British writer and philosopher

“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.”

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”
Die Kraft der intuitiven Erkenntnis wird Sie bis ans Ende Ihrer Tage vor Schaden bewahren.

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet

“Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.”

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (1940) American writer

“Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.”

Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969) founder of aikido

“Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.”

Paul Tillich (1886–1965) German-American theologian and philosopher

“One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.”

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States

“We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.”

Marcel Proust (1871–1922) French novelist, critic, and essayist

“When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.”
Wenn du anfängst, dein Herz zu berühren oder dein Herz berühren zu lassen, entdeckst du, dass es bodenlos ist.

Pema Chödron (1936) American philosopher

“It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.”

Anatole France (1844–1924) French writer

“Friendship is essentially a partnership.”

Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“By accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy.”

Jane Roberts (1929–1984) American Writer

“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”

George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States

“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.”

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath

“We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.”

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) American protestant theologian

“Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”

Alan Cohen

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
Um sich guter Gesundheit zu erfreuen, um seiner Familie wahres Glück zu bringen, um allen Frieden zu bringen, muss man zuerst seinen eigenen Verstand disziplinieren und kontrollieren. Wenn ein Mensch seinen Verstand kontrollieren kann, kann er den Weg zur Erleuchtung finden, und alle Weisheit und Tugend wird ganz natürlich zu ihm kommen.

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.”

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.”

W.B. Yeats (1865–1939) Irish poet and playwright

“Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.”

Janet Jackson (1966) singer from the United States

“Value your friendship. Value your relationships.”

Barbara Bush (1925–2018) former First Lady of the United States

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“All the world is a stage, And all the men and women merely players.They have their exits and entrances; Each man in his time plays many parts.”

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet

“Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.”

Sai Baba of Shirdi (1836–1918) Hindu and muslim saint

“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”

Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer

“We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.”

Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher

“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
Dankbarkeit gibt unserer Vergangenheit einen Sinn, erlaubt uns Heute Frieden und dem Morgen eine Vision.

Melody Beattie (1948) American writer

“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.”

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer, historian, and philosopher

“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

“Be the chief but never the lord.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red spotlight... The truly wise person is colour-blind.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

“Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.”

Epicurus (-341–-269 BC) ancient Greek philosopher