Advice Quotes - Page 18

Philip thought that in throwing over the desire for happiness he was casting aside the last of his illusions. His life had seemed horrible when it was measured by its happiness, but now he seemed to gather strength as he realised that it might be measured by something else. Happiness mattered as little as pain. They came in, both of them, as all the other details of his life came in, to the elaboration of the design. He seemed for an instant to stand above the accidents of his existence, and he felt that they could not affect him again as they had done before. Whatever happened to him now would be one more motive to add to the complexity of the pattern, and when the end approached he would rejoice in its completion. It would be a work of art, and it would be none the less beautiful because he alone knew of its existence, and with his death it would at once cease to be.

W Somerset Maugham

Jealous of the crazy gay kid. That doesn't sound right.""Hey, Sol," she said, her tone getting serious for a second. "Those are two things about you out of a million. Don't box yourself in.

John Corey Whaley

Be happy without picking flaws.

No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.

Colette

Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.

Rasheed Ogunlaru

Kids, no matter how big your problems are – ask your parents for help and advice.

The best advice will come from the person who has no personal interest in the matter.

Why settle for a lesser vision? When you are destiny for greatness!

Lailah Gifty Akita

Failure is when you give up. A real winner is someone that doesn't give up, even when it feels like they are losing.

Joshua Hartzell

I know from the bottom of my heart and with all of it, that it doesn't matter if at the end of your life you can say that you shared the best of yourself with the rest of the world and it doesn't matter if everyone in the world remembers you as wonderful; but what matters is if at the end of your life you can say that you shared the best of yourself with the handful of people who are around you, that you gave the wonderful in you, to the people you love and who love you. Happiness never has and never will come from fame.

If you walk on sunlight, bathe in moonlight, breathe in a golden air and exhale a Midas' touch; mark my words, those who exist in the shadows will try to pull you into the darkness with them. The last thing that they want is for you to see the wonder of your life because they can't see theirs.

If you swim effortlessly in the deep oceans, ride the waves to and from the shore, if you can breathe under water and dine on the deep treasures of the seas; mark my words, those who dwell on the rocks carrying nets will try to reel you into their catch. The last thing they want is for you to thrive in your habitat because they stand in their atmosphere where they beg and gasp for some air.

Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.

Alexandre Dumas

Just remember that people who are known for their looks are rarely known for anything else.

After which, satisfied with the way he had conducted himself at Meung, free of remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, he went to bed and slept the sleep of the just.

Alexandre Dumas

A man who would give advice without understanding is a fool.

Are you afraid now?" said Gregor."At times," she admitted. "But it is no worse than if I were in Regalia. You see, I was tired of constant fear, so I made a decision. Everyday when I wake I tell myself it will be my last. If you are not trying to hold on to time, you are not so afraid of losing it."Gregor thought this was the single saddest thing anyone had ever said to him. He couldn't answer."And then, if you make it to bedtime, you feel the joy of cheating death out of one more day," she said. "Do you see?

Suzanne Collins

When You Live Life Too Early, You Learn Life Too Late.

Be sure to understand the terms of any contract, before you sign.

Lailah Gifty Akita

If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present. You are either anxiously projecting the future or depressed and stuck in the past. The only thing you have any control over is the present moment; simple breathing exercises can make us calm and present instantly.

In my experience, stress is the cause of all injury and pain.

I believe I will not not die a minute too early or a minute too late, but exactly when I am supposed to.

I believe there are only three businesses: my business, other people's business, and God's business.

Nobility is a lie. A pretence that high standing comes from anything more than money or martial prowess. Any dolt can play the noble, and as you'll discover in time, daughter, it's mostly dolts who do.

A seeker of radical strenght Keeps everything on track, Feeble force yields at length, Not sure where to go back. When one can't find courage, And all the efforts seem vain, It's advised to fight like a sage: Be powerful like a bullet train! Too much work and no play Can make a brain go astray! Determined to live and stay Can lead life into a long way.

Ana Claudia Antunes

Women have been trained in our culture and society to ask for what we want instead of taking what we want. We've been really indoctrinated with this culture of permission. But that time has passed.

You can build a business, or you can run it, but there’s only two ways it can be run, you can run it straight, or you can run it into the ground.

John Adrian Robinson

Today, spend a little time cultivating relationships offline. Never forget that everybody isn't on social media.

To live only for pleasure is to die while living.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not spend all your strength to make money.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Let your only graduation be in the grave.

Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm the girl that goes backwards, takes wrong turns, stumbles in the dark. I'm also the girl that finds gold where others feared to stray. Perhaps because I follow my heart instead of sage advice thrown my way. I don't want to become numb by always playing it safe. Many of our most cherished times happen when we shatter the damn box, step off the safety zone and listen to the sound of our soul.

The world is like a brute beast, you teach it how it should behave towards you

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you can play with your pain, every day would be a party.

Lailah Gifty Akita

If I read inspirational words, they better have some pain to back them up. My strength for moving forward has never been sparked by flowery prose calling me and Angel. Tell me how you swallowed Hell, and lived to tell the tale... the 'pain' and your transformation - will inspire me to soar. And I promise you, I will listen.

Alfa H

You think it's time for a new beginning. You long to start from scratch, so you seek new things - trying like hell to reinvent yourself. Out with the old and in with the world's new. But you'll never create a version of yourself that is as magical and unique as the original. So... just be you.

Alfa H

Wisdom most of the time takes form of advice.

Veda Catherine Storey

Before this generation lose the wisdom, one advice - read books.

Wise random strangers at bars are modern-day Oracles of Delphi, except drunk and sometimes leaving abruptly when it's their turn for karaoke.

Kelly Williams Brown

The possibility of the dream gives strength.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Follow your heart, Ithilnin," Albirich repeated. "Time is precious. Don't waste it living someone else's life.

True confidence is not about what you take from someone to restore yourself, but what you give back to your critics because they need it more than you do.

Shannon L. Alder

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.

FOCUS = Follow On Course Until Successful.

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

The best kind of happiness is a habit you're passionate about.

Shannon L. Alder

Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.

The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.

Shannon L. Alder

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.

Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.

M.M. Kaye

It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing.

A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.

Michael Bassey Johnson

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Theodore Roosevelt

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Baltasar Gracián

Without the knowledge of God, we are in complete darkness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

To doubt the existence of God is the greatest delusion.

Do not forget your Creator in the days of your youth.

Hate sin. Love righteousness of God.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not take the grace of God for granted.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't seek the devil in the place which he calls his home

Mladen Đorđević

If you can change the way you think in time you will notice a change in your heart and also a change in your life and the way you see things.

The Prolific Penman

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