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"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
Buddha
"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely."
Buddha
"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again. But if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless, then he is in truth called wise."
Buddha
"Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal."
Buddha
"Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves."
Buddha
"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast. A wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
Buddha
"Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."
Buddha
"Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things."
Buddha
"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity."
Buddha
"Life is so very hard. How can we be anything but kind?"
Buddha
"Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up."
Buddha
"There is no fire like passion. There is no shark like hatred. There is no snare like folly. There is no torrent like greed."
Buddha
"Nothing is forever except change."
Buddha
"Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet."
Buddha
"You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe."
Muhammad Ali
"It’s funny, but those who hate me the most sometimes inspire me the most."
Muhammad Ali
"Too many easy victories can ruin a fighter just as much as a long line of defeats."
Muhammad Ali
"Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise."
Muhammad Ali
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
Muhammad Ali
"I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain."
Muhammad Ali