Life Quotations Quotes - Page 7

Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.

You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

If you want little, give little; if you want much, give much; if you want all, give all.

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.

Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.

Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.

The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.

Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.

The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.

A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.

Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination.

To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.

Love in the rain is better than hate in the sunshine.

They say life is a test and this is a ridiculous idea! There is neither examination nor examinant! You encounter problems in life either because you are stupid or your path just crosses with the problems’ path by luck! Nobody is sending you problems to test you! Stay loose and chuck out the irrational idea of ‘test’ at once!

Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.

Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.

If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.

Don’t be too busy growing old that you forget to grow up.

Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.

Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

Storms are rainbow’s inside out.

Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

When excellence becomes a habit, success becomes a lifestyle.

No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.

If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.

To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them.

Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.

What is life but an ongoing war?

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.

Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.

Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.

A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

Never fight for a girl; while pounding each other, someone is already making plans to whisk her away.

The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.

Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

Raise your thoughts. Ennoble your desires. Better your actions. Elevate your life.

Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.

Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.

Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.

Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.

The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.

The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength.

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.