Zero > Zero's Quotes

“Speak only when your words are more beautiful than silence”
― Imam Ali (AS)

“Desire makes slaves out of kings, while patience makes kings out of slaves.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

“Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.”
― Miyamoto Musashi

“The world is a prison for the believer and paradise for a non-believer.”
― Prophet Muhammad SAW

“LAW 4
Always Say Less Than Necessary

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.”
― Robert Greene

“A man said to a Dervish: “Why do I not see you more often?” The Dervish replied, “Because the words ‘Why have you not been to see me?’ are sweeter to my ear than the words ‘Why have you come again?”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Learn the lesson: Once the words are out, you cannot take them back. Keep them under control. Be particularly careful with sarcasm: The momentary satisfaction you gain with your biting words will be outweighed by the price you pay.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“38. Look into their minds, at what the wise do and what they don’t.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
― Brian Tracy

“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.”
― Orson Scott Card

“Will people not be thrown face down into Hell only on account of the harvest of their tongue?”
― Prophet Muhammad pbuh

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”
― Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
― Socrates

“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
― Socrates

“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
― Socrates

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Socrates

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
― Socrates

“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
― Socrates

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
― Socrates

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
― Socrates

“But isn't it in ruins where we mostly find the treasure?”
― Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

“Admiration is the emotion furthest from understanding.
~Sosuke Aizen”
― Tite Kubo

“The man who loves walking will walk further than the man who loves the destination.”
― Sal Di Stefano

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
― Albert Camus

“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”
― Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942