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Category Archives: beauty
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. – Oliver Wendell Holmes What does that mean? This quote is, to me, about the difference between a physical location and an emotion. The quote says that … Continue reading
Posted in affection, beauty, desire, love, reflection, struggle
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, hearts, home, love, Oliver Wendell Holmes
8 Comments
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. – Helen Keller What does that mean? This quote begins by saying “the best and most beautiful things…” But … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, emotion, happiness, ideals, love, passion
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, beautiful, best, Helen Keller, world
11 Comments
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote is about what a true friend is, and the qualities they bring to the relationship. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, friendship, listening, observation, truth, understanding
Tagged @philo_quotes, beautiful, friendship, Seneca, understand
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I have found the perfect paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
I have found the perfect paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. – Mother Teresa What does that mean? This is another heart-felt quote, one which leaves me feeling a little … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, compassion, effort, focus, love, time
Tagged @MileyCyrus, found, hurts, love, Mother Teresa
15 Comments
When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind.
When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. – Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem What does that mean? This quote is about the innocence of a child. They see … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, focus, friendship, happiness, setting an example, tolerance
Tagged @BCSENT, color, friends, kid, Marshall Mathers
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Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand
Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand. – Niccolò Machiavelli What does that mean? This is another Twitter-shortened quote. The longer version is: “There is nothing more necessary to appear to have than this last quality (appearing to … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, character, deception, honest, judgement, observation
Tagged @siya_siyengo, eye, judge, more, Niccolò Machiavelli
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The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. – Aristotle What does that mean? For those who never had two or more dogs, this might not make much sense. But if you ever had more … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, effort, friendship, ideals, integrity, sympathy
Tagged @AncientProverbs, Aristotle, equal, inequality, unequal
23 Comments
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. – Winston Churchill What does that mean? It means that you need to check your results regularly! Even the best laid plans, with all probable contingencies accounted for, can … Continue reading
Posted in action, beauty, chocolate, observation, strategy, thinking
Tagged @QuoteHouse, feedback, result, strategy, Winston Churchill
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The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work
The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote warns us to be mindful of what we do, and what our motivation is when we do it. If we are doing … Continue reading
Posted in anger, beauty, compassion, love, motivation, potential
Tagged @DalaiLama, anger, Dalai Lama, love, motivation
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I hear & behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.
I hear & behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. – Walt Whitman This is another of the Twitter friendly, shortened quotes. The full quote goes like this: “I say to mankind, Be not curious … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, contentment, happiness, observation, relaxation, wonder
Tagged @Inspired_Ones, beauty, hear, understand, Walt Whitman
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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. – Socrates What does that mean? In the age of Botox and plastic surgery, Beauty can be a much longer-lived tyranny than Socrates first believed. 8) This saying is particularly interesting to me, as I … Continue reading
