Quotes by Authors - Page 4924

Man craves joy far more than anything else in life, but there is nothing as madly intoxicating as the feeling of joy that comes from the soul.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Singers, actors or artists who touch on sorrow are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The true leaders of our time, the legends of this world or the movers of the movers are the towering figures that are blessed with beautiful minds, receptive ears and directing voices. They are the ones we should emulate in life.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
A man can’t talk of true happiness if he has never known true love—the trusting, selfless and unconditional love that I took for granted.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
…the truest feeling of happiness is the security that comes with being loved.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Most people live lives that are full of mysteries, lives whose ultimate purpose we may never really understand. But for the sake of serenity, we must believe in life’s nobleness.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The scrupulous survivors in life are the best counterweight to unscrupulous survivors.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The writer is the cursed artist of the soul. The expression of his art is a reflection of his quest to understand man by unraveling the mysteries that have been haunting humankind from time immemorial. In the end of his journey to understand man, the writer becomes more human even though his soul ends up finding less peace.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Perhaps fate has a way of turning things around and making something good out of the action of someone who failed humanity without meaning to.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
When we tend to be too hard on those we love, we erode the softness of our souls in the process, taking out the humanity within us that is the nucleus of our goodness, even if our actions are for their own sake.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
I think preconceived ideas or prejudgments are meant to give us an edge whenever we are dealing with others we don’t know or haven’t made the effort to understand.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
…our recollections bring out our joyful smiles, but hardly make us chortle or guffaw; our recollections often leave imprints on our faces that show our regrets, but they hardly produce sounds that echo the depth of those regrets.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Some honest people think it is better to know the ways of the devil without being evil.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
So, you see; you have the soul of a missionary, the heart of a revolutionary and the mind of a reformer. But what are you to yourself and the family and friends who will always be there for you?
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only from their understanding of the depth of the force of kindness, but also from their conviction that kindness should not be taken for granted.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
... People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned by evolution and civilization.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Never allow yourself to be sapped of your extraordinary energy that is the necessary ingredient for creating something new and progressive.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The ways of the heart are complex.” He looked out at the ocean again. “The waves churn and break upon the rocks, Talon. So do human feelings. Passion can be a man’s undoing. With passion must come wisdom; otherwise, your enemies have a weapon to use against you.
Raymond E. Feist
We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Those with traditional sense will follow what their heart tells them is right.
Fennel Hudson
A traditionalist’s values are gleaned from all that is good in the past.
Fennel Hudson
Well, there would be no sound if we shout on the background.
Ana Claudia Antunes
I must never equate the degree of pain as evidencing the incorrectness of a decision, for if I do I will default on some of the most critical decisions I should have ever made.
Craig D. Lounsbrough
You got it all wrong in your way of thinking.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Do not allow a lack of one's own talent or confidence shackle the door prior to even opening it." (Ginger Susanoo, 2018).
Michael Rogers
Life is neither a feast nor a fun. But a fast.
Lailah Gifty Akita
The measure of a man is his state of mind.
Lailah Gifty Akita
A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Every wound is a word.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Never spit in a lion's face when you've got your hand in his mouth.
A.G. Gaston
You see, wisdom does not come with grey hairs.
Nikolai Gogol
...The world gets blessed every now and then with unique souls who though burdened by their invisible crosses, still have the extraordinary strength to forge ahead in life and give others a helping hand at the same time. Despite their tribulations, most of us think they are fine. Even when the weight of their crosses become unbearable, even when they proceed in a breathless manner, we still have a hard time understanding that they are drowning. In fact, we even condemn them for failing to sacrifice more...
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The masses often let themselves down and even those at the forefront who are hoisting the flag of the cause that is intended to alleviate their miseries. However, they do not do so out of wickedness or malice. Often times, they betray their interests out of incomprehension, docility and resignation to the status quo. In a subtle way, the masses often end up collaborating with those oppressing them.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
The right path is characterised by rough road.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
He who wishes to gain understanding, must first depart from devilish ways.
Lailah Gifty Akita
...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
Tokyo is bigger than Kumamoto. And Japan is bigger than Tokyo. And even bigger than Japan... Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself ― not to Japan, not to anything. You may think that what you're doing is for the sake of the nation, but let something take possession of you like that, and all you do is bring it down.
Sōseki Natsume
A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
We were born as a free soul. We only become enslaved in the world.
Lailah Gifty Akita
When men learn to glimpse the Universe through the eyes of the Spirit, all they see is Love
Ivan Figueroa-Otero
Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.
Alaric Hutchinson
Bravery is listening even when you don't want to hear it.
Alaric Hutchinson
Practice bravery every day and the self-worth will come.
Alaric Hutchinson
...books give a man ideas, they make him want to live.
Patricia Engel
You can control the visibility of my name and my popularity, but you cannot control the frequency at which people are quoting me. Truth always rises with time.
Suzy Kassem
Three things have a limited threshold:Time, pain, and death.While truth, love, and knowledge –Are boundless.
Suzy Kassem
Not everyone who loves music can play the tune.Estelle
Nora Roberts
Walk while you can.
Lailah Gifty Akita
The critical nature of 'choices' -- [the] timing will prove to be an asset or liability; it will reward wisdom or expose stupidity. Either way, we learn from the path of suffering or satisfaction… by choice or by design.
T.F. Hodge
इतिहास का विश्लेषण, उसकी सामाजिक व्याख्या मनुष्य कि घृणा को तर्क से शमित करती है, पर अतीत तर्क कि पद्धति को स्वीकार नहीं करता, वह केवल आंशिक सत्यो को स्मृति की कहानियो में बदल देता है और उसे सदियों जीवित रखता है .
Kamleshwar
There is a depth to life which only comes from our connection to other people. However, we have to find it without becoming a prisoner.
Donna Goddard
The wilderness leads to wonder of the moment.
Lailah Gifty Akita