Philosophy Quotes
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If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
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You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.
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He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
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The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
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The root of suffering is attachment.
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The tongue is like a sharp knife… it Kills without drawing blood.
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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
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Never see what has been done; Always see what remains to be done.
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.
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If you think a thing is impossible, you’ll only make it impossible.
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Faith without work is death.
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Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
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Empty yourself! Open up! After all, the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.
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Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
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No one can hurt you unless you allow him to.
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Not “what” to think but “how” to think.
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A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
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It’s not what you give, it’s the way you give it.
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If there is a God, he is within. You don’t ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.
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Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.
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Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.
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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
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Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
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Old Man’s Advice to Youth: ‘Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.’
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Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.