Quotes

A continuous collection of quotes and snippets that I find meaningful.

“Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J. R. R. Tolkien

“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” ~ David Tyson Gentry

“If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.” ~ Hayley Williams

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” ~ Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” ~ Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married

“…caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.” ~ Antonio Machado

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” ~ Henry David Thoreau, Walden

“Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.” ~ Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

“All genuine education comes about through experience.” ~ John Dewey

“I used to think the worst thing in life is to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” ~ Robin Williams

“不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之” – “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” ~ Xunzi

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~ William Shakespeare, Hamlet, I.v.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” ~ Plato

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ~ Oscar Wilde

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ~ Mae West

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou

“The mystery of life is not a problem to solve, but a reality to be experienced.” ~ Frank Herbert

“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” ~ Ben Okri