Those who sleep in a democracy, wake up in a dictatorship. Author unknown
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Since Love is loyal, it purchases one who is loyal: it has no interest in a disloyal companion. Rumi, Sufi scholar and poet (1207–1273)
Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic. Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer and violinist
Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve. St. Agnes of Rome
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself. Louis Nizer, American lawyer
In life, being unconscious of your ability is the ultimate disability. Gbenga Adebambo
Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge. C.G. Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open. Alexander Graham Bell
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. Aristotle
The good man is free, even if he is a slave. The evil man is a slave, even if he is a king. Saint Augustine of Hippo
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank, Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. Thomas Fuller
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression. John Locke
Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness. Edward Smith Stanley
Well planned is half won. Proverb
Napoleon was exiled twice: first to Elba in 1814 after defeat by the Allies, but he escaped in 1815. After his final defeat at Waterloo, he was exiled to Saint Helena by the British in October 1815, a remote island where he remained under guard until his death in 1821.
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Mother Teresa
When you light a lamp for somebody else it will also brighten your path. Buddha
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi
The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe. Thomas Aquinas