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Inspirational Quotations #293

October 11, 2009 By Nagesh Belludi Leave a Comment

It is better to live rich than to die rich.
—Samuel Johnson (British Essayist)

A person should contemplate the workings of the universe with reverence and introspection. In this way expression is given to the effects of these laws upon his own person. This is the source of a hidden power.
—I. Ching

Everywhere in the universe, what we call life and movement results from a continual conflict of forces or impulses. Whenever that active antagonism ceases, the immobility and inertia, which are death, result.
—Albert Pike (American Military Leader)

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.
—Isaac Asimov (Russian-born American Children’s Books Writer)

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist Religious Leader)

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.
—John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (British Political leader)

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
—E. Joseph Cossman

The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
—Jiddu Krishnamurti (Indian Philosopher)

We are fallible. We certainly haven’t attained perfection. But we can strive for it, and the virtue is in the striving.
—Carlos P. Romulo (Philippine Diplomat)

Love is energy of life.
—Robert Browning (English Poet)

It is better to live richly than to die rich.
—Muriel Strode (American Author, Businesswoman)

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