Matilda Simakaj Favourite Quotes Collection

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There is only one good -- knowledge; and only one evil -- ignorance.
SocratesEvil 103
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Be as you wish to seem.
SocratesHappiness 114
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My friend...care for your psyche...know thyself for once we know ourselves we may learn how to care for ourselves Socrates
SocratesSelf awareness 119
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To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
SocratesKnowledge 167
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One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
SocratesKnowledge 206
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Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue-to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.
SocratesListening 244
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
SocratesWisdom 378
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To weep is to make less the depth of grief.
William ShakespeareCrying 378
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All things are ready if our mind be so.
William ShakespeareAttitude 769
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A smile cures the wounding of a frown.
William ShakespeareSmile 1,091
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The earth has music for those who listen.
William ShakespeareNature 1,671
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You say you love rain, but you open your umbrella. You say you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot. You say you love the wind, but you close your windows. This is why I am afraid, you say that you love me too.
William ShakespeareLove 5,854
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All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.
Gautama BuddhaEnlightenment 80
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Believe nothing
No matter where you read it
Or who has said it
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense
Gautama BuddhaInspirational life 111
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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the illnatured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
Gautama BuddhaKindness 140
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In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Gautama BuddhaPhilosophy 127
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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Gautama BuddhaLove 163
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Gautama BuddhaTruth 195
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Gautama Buddhaphilosophy 253
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Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Gautama BuddhaUncategorized 214
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.
Gautama BuddhaLife 268
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Gautama BuddhaMotivational 281
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Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.
Gautama BuddhaAcceptance 706
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