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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
— Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth
9,230 people liked it

"So many books, so little time."
— Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor
9,188 people liked it

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
— Apple Computer Inc.

tags: advertising, apple, change, commercial, computers, different, misfits, nonconformity, quo, rebels, status, think
6,817 people liked it

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
— Mark Twain

tags: action, actions, disappointed, disappointment, discover, dream, dreams, explore, sail
7,534 people liked it

"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
— Mark Twain

tags: books, friends, friendship, life
3,850 people liked it

"God has no religion."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: god, religion
515 people liked it

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
— Anaïs Nin

tags: life, philosophy
3,560 people liked it

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
— Charlie Chaplin

tags: philosophy
2,271 people liked it

"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."
— Bertrand Russell

tags: confidence, eccentricity, philosophy
553 people liked it

"Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-see Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God."
— Scott Dikkers (You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day)

tags: advice, atheism, childhood, humor, kids, parenting, religion, santa
15 people liked it

"Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down, down. Amen!" If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about the concept."
— Dan Barker (Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists)

tags: atheism, science
15 people liked it

"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

Cultivate beauty in your sourrounds"
— Wayne W. Dyer (The Power of Intention)

23 people liked it

"You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. "
— --Wayne W. Dyer

22 people liked it

""Nothing ever goes wrong."
(Tidak ada satu pun yang berjalan keliru)"
— Wayne W. Dyer

6 people liked it

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
— Wayne W. Dyer

11 people liked it

"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. "
— Wayne W. Dyer

tags: karma, life
19 people liked it

"Be attached to nothing, but open to everything."
— Dr. Wayne Dyer

3 people liked it

"Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

tags: inspirational, life, philosophy
360 people liked it

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
— Laozi

tags: life, travel
329 people liked it

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

tags: wisdom
340 people liked it

"Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you."
— Laozi

tags: contentment
73 people liked it

"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

tags: beauty, truth
106 people liked it

"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."
— Laozi

tags: inspirational, real-life
76 people liked it

"At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want."
— Laozi

tags: profound
53 people liked it

"Silence is a source of Great Strength."
— Laozi

tags: silence
44 people liked it

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."
— Laozi

tags: thinking
36 people liked it

"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

tags: wisdom
40 people liked it

"The best fighter is never angry."
— Laozi

36 people liked it

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
— Laozi

tags: integrity
32 people liked it

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
— Laozi

tags: time
30 people liked it

"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."
— Laozi

tags: be-yourself, white
30 people liked it

"Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing."
— Laozi

tags: accomplishment
17 people liked it

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?"
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

11 people liked it

"Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise."
— Laozi

7 people liked it

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
— Laozi

tags: acceptance, change, life, reality
27 people liked it

"With few there is attainment. With much there is confusion."
— Laozi

6 people liked it

""Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."
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— Laozi (The Tao Te Ching, Eighty-one Maxims from the Father of Taoism / Includes "The Gatekeeper's Tale")

17 people liked it

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment"
— Laozi

15 people liked it

"Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got."
— Benjamin Hoff (The Tao of Pooh)

tags: inspirational, taoism, winnie-the-pooh
19 people liked it

"Ten Things You Shouldn't Say on a Date.
1. You're wearing that?
2. Something smells funny.
3. Where's the Tylenol?
4. And to think, I first wanted to date your brother.
5. I have a confession to make…
6. My dad has a suit just like that.
7. That man is hot. Look at him.
8. My ex, may he rot in hell forever…
9. You're going to order that? Seriously?
10. You're how old?"
— Gena Showalter (Animal Instincts)

tags: dating, funny
110 people liked it

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."
— Gloria Steinem

tags: anger, freedom, truth
710 people liked it

"In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?"
— Siddhārtha Gautama

tags: eastern, inspirational, philosophy
250 people liked it

"People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That's not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn't understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you're given this gift of teachings in the form of your life, to give you everything you need to open further."
— Pema Chödrön

tags: buddhism, shambhala
11 people liked it

"Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end."
— Dhammapada, vs. 5 - 6

tags: buddhism, dhammapada, theravada
4 people liked it

"Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice."
— Charles Bukowski (Women)

tags: humans, philosophy, society
64 people liked it

"You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizons. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about- the more you have left if anything goes wrong."
— Ethel Barrymore

tags: inspirational, love, peace, philosophy, zen
46 people liked it

"No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place."
— Zen Proverb

5 people liked it

"Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered Do not imitate others' faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, but did not tell us to hate those who practice unwholesome actions."
— Zen Master Dogen

tags: faults, forgiveness, love
8 people liked it

"Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain."
— Kabir (The Bijak of Kabir)

tags: death, impermanence, old, sentiments, songs, sword, wisdom, zen
6 people liked it