Frases y citas en inglés

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“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”

“Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said.”

“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.”

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.”

“A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends”

“Love has no age, no limit; and no death.”

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.”

“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.”

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

“We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.”

“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.”

“Every one in the world ought to do the things for which he is specially adapted. It is the part of wisdom to recognize what each one of us is best fitted for, and it is the part of education to perfect and utilize such predispositions. Because education can direct and aid nature but can never transform her.”

“I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else.”

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”

“Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.”

“Fear grows in darkness; if you think theres a bogeyman around, turn on the light.”

“Great are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.”

“The more you care, the stronger you can be.”

“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”

“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

“Having nothing, nothing can he lose.”

“Who sows virtue reaps honour.”

“The exercise of an extraordinary gift is the supremest pleasure in life.”

“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.”

“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.”

“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”

“Action is eloquence!”

“To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.”

“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”

“All things change; nothing perishes.”

“The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.”

“Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.”

“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”

“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”

“It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.”

“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”

“Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.”

“From wonder into wonder existence opens.”

“A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.”

“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”

“Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.”

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

“Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.”

“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”

“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind.”

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.”

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”

“Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.”
En lugar de decir que el hombre es el producto de las circunstancias, sería más acertado decir que el hombre es el arquitecto de las circunstancias.

“Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.”

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world any more. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.”

“A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.”

“You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.”

“Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.”

“Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.”

“We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.”

“He who is contented is rich.”

“Time is free, but it’s priceless.”

“A hobby accompanied by more effort on your part, will result in a great career.”

“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”

“A warrior thinks of his death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.”

“Do what you want, but be prepared in that case to be ruled rather than to rule others... Soft countries breed soft men. For it is not possible for the same land to bear both wonderful fruits and men who are good at war.”

“Criticize by category — praise by name.”

“What you do and what you love just becomes a part of you, if you're lucky.”

“Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.”

“In my small way I have been fighting for years against the systematic faking of history which now goes on.”

“If you approach a negotiation thinking the other guy thinks like you, you are wrong. That's not empathy, that's a projection.”

“Every decision for something is a decision against something.”

“Mutual love is happiness.”

“Love for humankind can do great things.”

“Technology does not lead us to stars, human love does.”

“It is a human duty to measure his happiness by the happiness of others.”

“The meaning of life of a humankind is the integrity of its unity, enlightenment, and long-term stability for the sake of everyone's happiness.”

“From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.”

“Out of clutter, find simplicity.”

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character”
La debilidad de actitud se vuelve debilidad de carácter.

“Friendship is really the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.”
La amistad es el mejor bálsamo para las heridas que produce en el alma un amor mal correspondido.

“Broadly speaking, short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.”

“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.”

“A great man is always willing to be little.”

“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”

“The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.”

“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it.”

“Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing, and you'll never be criticized.”
Para evitar la crítica, no hagas nada, no digas nada, no seas nada.

“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.”
Piensa por la mañana, obra al mediodía, come por la tarde y duerme por la noche.

“Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right.”
El sexo sólo es sucio si se hace bien.