Famous quotes by Poets

"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age"

"The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich"

"No man is happy who does not think himself so"

"Take away love and our earth is a tomb"

"By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself"

"Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it"

"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others"

"There can be many different views of what Heaven is like, because Heaven is whatever makes each person eternally and fully happy"

"And all may do what has by man been done"

"The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life"

"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army"

"The middle course is the best"

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit"

"The best way out is always through"

"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"

"Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom"

"Silence does not always mark wisdom"

"Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind"

"The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken"

"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"

"He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God"

"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy"

"When Karim and his group heard about Saddam coming, they wanted to kill him, but fate had other ideas"

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance"

"The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich"

"I wish the word whimsical wasn't used now"

"Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it"

"While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed"

"Life loves the liver of it"

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas"