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"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."

"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Mindfulness, Meditation, Reality, Serenity

187

"I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires."

"I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Dream, Dreams, Visions, Poet, Khalil Gibran

185

"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all."

"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all."

Heinrich Heine, German Poet

182

"Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation."

"Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation."

Nazim Hikmet, Turkish Poet

Philosophy, Example, Living, Occupation, Seriousness

181

"A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune."

"A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune."

Horace, Roman Poet

Change, Heart, Adversity, Fortune

180

"God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard."

"God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

179

"It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes."

"It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Philosophy, Aspirations, Destiny, Energy, Man

179

"Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated."

"Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated."

Alphonse de Lamartine, French Poet

176

"Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit."

"Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Habit, Custom, Nothing

175

"We live in the world when we love it."

"We live in the world when we love it."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

175

"If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy."

"If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Fame, Rank, Unworthy

174

"It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure."

"It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure."

Horace, Roman Poet

Integration, Struggle

174

"I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry."

"I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

172

"Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess."

"Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess."

Walter Savage Landor, English Poet

Man, Men, Truth, Consequences, Excess

172

"A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love."

"A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love."

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Love, Heart, Pity

171

"One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite."

"One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

Corruption, Ethics, Evil, Infinite

171

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Generosity, Giving, Pride, Poet

171

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

"However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die."

Nazim Hikmet, Turkish Poet

171

"The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad."

"The Bush administration doesn't particularly like public participation. It makes them look bad."

Ted Hughes, English Poet

Diversity, Participation, Public

170

"Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem."

"Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem."

Paul Celan, Romanian Poet

Difference, Poems

170

"Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass."

"Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

170

"They succeed, because they think they can."

"They succeed, because they think they can."

Virgil, Roman Poet

Motivational, Succeed

170

"Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is."

"Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Cure, Pain, Words

170

"Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart."

"Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Heart, Children, Grief, Spirit

169

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

169

"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

"You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

169

"It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self."

"It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

168

"It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while."

"It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while."

Horace, Roman Poet

167

"Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper."

"Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Truth, Exaggeration, Temper, Poet

167

"Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture."

"Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Power, Vision, Culture

167

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

"We will burn that bridge when we come to it."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

167

"You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back."

"You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back."

Horace, Roman Poet

Nature, May, Running

165

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Inspirational, Beauty, Love

165

"But a dandy can never be a vulgar man."

"But a dandy can never be a vulgar man."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

165

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Time, Piety, Wit

165

"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."

"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

164

"If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too."

"If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Success, Deeds, End, Will

163

"And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation."

"And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation."

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

162

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Wisdom, Ignorance, May, Order

162

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Comfort, Guest, Lust, Poet

162

"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."

"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Empathy, Divinity, Footsteps, Humanity, Poet

162

"A heart makes a good home for the friend."

"A heart makes a good home for the friend."

Yunus Emre, Turkish Poet

Friendship, Home, Heart, Friend

161

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Sports, Today, Tomorrow, Want, Will

161

"Art hath an enemy called Ignorance."

"Art hath an enemy called Ignorance."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

Art, Enemy, Ignorance

161

"The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching."

"The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching."

Kenko Yoshida, Japanese Poet

Truth, Beginning, End

160

"God is not a dead equation!"

"God is not a dead equation!"

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

160

"If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember."

"If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Forgiveness, Forget, Injury, May, Will

160

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Time, Glory, Lies, Living

160

"I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them."

"I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them."

Judith Wright, Australian Poet

Emotional, Feelings, Habits

159

"Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders."

"Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Religion, Plants

159

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