“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.”
William Blake
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200 FAMOUS QUOTES · INSPIRATIONAL
Inspirational Quotes
Read 200 of the best inspirational quotes on hope, kindness, love, faith and life from Helen Keller, Kahlil Gibran, Tagore, Emerson and more.
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
HopeSeasons
“God's in his heaven - all's right with the world!”
Robert Browning
FaithPeace
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
LoveRomance
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”
William Shakespeare
LoveHeart
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
William Shakespeare
LoveRelationships
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
William Shakespeare
HumanityNature
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”
The Bible (1 Corinthians 13:13)
LoveFaith
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
The Bible (Matthew 5:9)
PeaceBlessings
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.”
The Bible (Proverbs 17:22)
HappinessHealth
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
TimeLife
“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst blame and praise.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
CalmWisdom
“Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of all the Awakened.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
GoodnessSpirituality
“There is no calamity greater than to be discontented with one's lot. The sufficiency of contentment is an enduring and unchanging sufficiency.”
Lao Tzu
ContentmentPeace
“Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?”
Confucius
FriendshipJoy
“Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, O Universe.”
Marcus Aurelius
HarmonyAcceptance
“In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being.”
Marcus Aurelius
MorningPurpose
“Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.”
Epictetus
AcceptancePeace
“If you would be loved, love.”
Seneca
LoveKindness
“Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.”
Mark Twain
JoyFriendship
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”
Charles Dickens
KindnessHeart
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour.”
Charles Dickens
LaughterHappiness
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
Aesop
GratitudeCharacter
“There is no wealth but life.”
John Ruskin
LifeWealth
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
Abraham Lincoln
ForgivenessFriendship