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Quotes by Lebanese Authors
"How you gather, manage and use intel in life determines whether you win or lose. That's the # 1 rule for the mavericks in business."
"Until you are broken, you don't know what you're made of."
"It is usually the roughest road that leads to the heights of greatness."
"There are only 2 paths to happiness in life. Utter Stupidity or Exceptional Wealth."
"No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence."
"Only idiots get bored when we've all got handheld devices containing infinite knowledge at our fingertips."
"Then a ploughman said , speak to us of work : in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life ,And to love life throught labour is to be intimate with inmost secrets .And what is it to work with love ?it is to weave the colth with threads from your heart , even as if your beloved were to wear that colth .It is to build a house with affection , even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house .It is to sow seeds with tenderness and reap the harvest with joy , even as if your beloved were to eat the fruit .It is to change all things you fashion with a breath of your own spirit .He who works in marble , and finds the shape of his own soul in the stone , is nobler than he who ploughs the soil."
"Job tip: If you were the employer, what kind of person would you most desire as an employee? Be that person."
"Unfortunately most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply."
"Every beauty and greatness in this world is created by a single thought or emotion inside a man. Every thing we see today made by past generations was before its appearance a thought in the mind of a man or an impulse in the heart of a woman."
"Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving."
"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potters oven?And is not the lute that soothes your spirits the very wood that was hollowed with knives?"
"Darkness may hide the treesand the flowers from the eyesbut it cannot hidelove from the soul."
"Be dissatisfied with what is, but remain visionary of what can be done."
"Some of our children are our justifications and some are but our regrets."
"The real measure of your "wealth" is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money."
"The lust for comfort kills the passions of the soul."
"Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism."
"Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people."
"Shall the day of parting be the day of gathering?And shall it be said that my eve was in truth my dawn?"
"In your winter you deny your spring."
"I cannot tarry longer. The sea that calls all things unto her calls me."
"And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to speak of freedom as a goal and a fullfilment. you should be free indeed when your days are not without care nor your nights without a word and a grief, but rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked unbound."
"Any definition of a successful life must include service to others."
"I believe Government should encourage competition, NOT prop up the weak when the going gets tough."
"True Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders."
"To be the best you must be able to handle the worst."
"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy."
"Capitalism without Bankruptcy is like Catholicism without Hell."
"Always remember: Power in the wrong hands can destroy the owner. The same power that gave victory to Samson is what destroyed him."
"Your daily life is your temple and your religion."
"Always remember: No matter how carefully you choose your words, they'll always end up being twisted by others."
"He who is more mindful of one, loses the love and the faith of both."
"You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dreams."
"I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art."
"I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you."
"People aren't born good or bad. It's the way you live your life that matters and how many people you inspire and empower after you're gone."
"As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.People nowadays don't know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.People always suddenly miss you more once they see how much happier you are without them.Learn the real from the fake....and don't worry about the mistakes you make.There are no mistakes in life, just lessons.The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard times pass."
"Never measure or compare yourself to anyone other than your past self, seek to always improve & you'll be happy and successful."
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