Favorite Quotes...

[sissygal]

Post your favorite quotes from historical figures, authors, actors, politicians, comedians etc. Please remember to cite the quotes!

Ex.

       Life's like a movie. Write your own ending. -- Kermit the frog

 

*No double posting*

 

[clarakemp]

My favorite quote is:

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."

                                                                    —Oscar Wilde

[June Kay]

"The very thought of you has my legs spread apart, like an easel with a canvas begging for art."

- Rupi Kaur

 

 

 

[jonathannc]

"The Sage puts himself last and becomes first, Neglects himself and is preserved

Is it not because he is unselfish that he fulfills himself?"- Lao Tzu

 

"Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall."-Lao Tzu

 

"Behave simply and hold on to purity.

Lessen selfishness and restrain desires."-Lao Tzu

"Therefore the sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance"-Lao Tzu

"There is no greater misfortune than greed.

Therefore:

To have enough of enough is always enough."-Lao Tzu

 

"Make it your guiding principle to do your best for others and to be trustworthy in what you say. Do not accept as friend anyone who is not as good as you. When you make a mistake, Do not be afraid of mending your ways."-Confucius

" 'It is only the most intelligent and the most stupid who are not susceptible to change." -Confucius

" If by the age of forty a man is still disliked there is no hope for him."-Confucius

" The gentleman’s errors are like an eclipse of the sun and moon in that when errs the whole world sees him doing so and when he reforms the whole world looks up to him."-Tzu Kung- One of Confucius's Disciples

" The gentleman is judged wise by a single word he utters; Equally, He is judged foolish by a single word he utters. That is why one really must be careful of what one says…."-Tzu Kung

 

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by jonathannc
I had something new to add to the post.

[CamelKnight]

I thought this quote from all of the Twilight movies was the best:

"The End"

[Guest]

"To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." ~ Dumbledore [J.K. Rowling]

"The universe is wider than our views of it" ~ Henry David Thoreau

[radiowave]

"The more I see, the more I bleed, the more I bleed, the more I feel..."
It's a quote from my favourite song performed by Norwegian band Seigmen

[yhiyori1221]

I have lots but I will try to get my list down to 3. So here goes! 

Quote #1:

"A dishonest person you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you ought to watch out for. Because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid."

- Capt. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)

Quote #2:

"It ain't braggin' if y'really done it" 

- Lee Adler (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)

Quote #3:

"Everyone has one or two things they don't want to talk about."

- Kaoru Kamiya (Rurouni Kenshin)

 

[rahul12345]

Live LOve bake 

[GiaGia]

Be kind. 

 

 

[Latte_Anyday]

 @CamelKnight 

 

This comes to mind as I watched the movie "Darkest Hour" last week. It's a really good movie & those who've yet to watch - should

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.”

For some reason this quote resonated with me, long after the movie ended...

 

[halfmoonsmile]

"You're stupid if you gave it away for a burger." This one always crack me up.

[Lmangla]

this quote made me think so differently about the word hope and how practical it is and how much we need it in our daily life...

 

[amandasmith13]

I also like quotes of Albert Einstein!

[halfmoonsmile]

Will be edited

[murtlap]

“Who are you then?" 
"I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: First Part

[taeyongislifeu]

"be quiet dont cry"

"I just want some milk"

----> Jaehyun 2K10

[alexendra]

男人流血不流泪。 ~ Unknown

Mod Note: When writing in another language, please adhere to Soompi rules and include a translation in English. 
 

[GiaGia]

"We were together. I forget the rest."-Unknown 

[Guest]

It is your fate to radiate.

We release energy : it can be positive or negative.

How do you radiate?

 

(Extracted from a library book i borrowed, forgot its name ops!)