Quote collection

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According to the wise,the heart is like the ocean and genius like an oyster-shell.
<Ramacharitamanas>

Genius is like a shell on the sea of the soul,waiting for the October showers of inspiration.
If a gracious shower falls,each drop becomes a pearl of verse.
<Ramacharitamanas>

ON GENTLEMAN
One who is free from the sin of adultery is verily a gentleman.
<Thirukkural>

ON GENTLENESS
Speak not harshly to any one of those who are spoken to in such a way,for he will answer in a similar manner. The talk of strife is sad and is followed by retribution.
<Dhammapada>

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
<Oprah Winfrey>

"A friend should bear his friend's infirmities."
<William Shakespeare>

"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter."
<Marlene Dietrich>

"The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right."
<Edward Simmons>

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought."
<Matsuo Basho>

"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
<Malcolm Forbes>

"I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know that it has to get down to earth."
<Pearl S. Buck>

"To be a manager, you have to start at the bottom, no exceptions."
<Henry Block>

"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself."
<Ethel Barrymore>

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As is a tale, so is life not how long it is but how good it is, what matters