Bhumibol Quotes & Sayings

A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Whatever have been thy failures hitherto, "be not afflicted, my child, for who shall assign to thee what thou hast left undone?" We — Henry David Thoreau

We decided to speak publicly about suicide because we wanted to make a difference in other people's lives. — Luke Richardson

And after all, it wasn't her fault that she was an idiot and had two ridiculous children. Life isn't fair and never has been. — Eva Ibbotson

What I believe in is being transparent and truthful and always trying to get the facts right. People will make their own judgment of whether or not they want to trust you based on how transparent you are with them and the principles that you bring to the game. — Jeremy Scahill

Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

It is true, there are many bad people; there are more of them than in the past, but that is because there are more people, meaning the population has tripled; there must be three times more bad people. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be alleviated or dealt with; we only need some time to do it. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite. — David O. McKay

The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

One man is proud when he has caught a poor hare, and another when he has taken a little fish in a net, and another when he has taken wild boars, and another when he has taken bears ... Are these not robbers? — Marcus Aurelius

Some say that now that 50 years have passed, we would like another 50 more years to celebrate once again; that means it will be 100 years. After one hundred years, I will be 118 years old. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum. — Buddy Rich

It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

The Waverley sisters had married men as steadfast and normal as the women were mercurial and strange. — Sarah Addison Allen

Since that time up until the present time, there have been progress, and changes all through the time. The changes have not come by themselves; these changes have come from the doings of everyone in the country. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

There was also the fact that sometimes vampires committed crimes worse than murder. They commited crimes against fashion. — Cassandra Clare

And if whatever you're shooting doesn't die after you pump eight thirty-two-caliber slugs into it, it's probably a dragon. — Sterling Archer

God wants His people to be a voice in the wilderness — Sunday Adelaja

Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on the changes that the country has undergone, and in the future, it could be used as a lesson for our future actions. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Many other countries in this world are in a difficult situation, and all the Thai people are probably worried about the fate of Thailand: whether the country would survive or not. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

In Thailand's history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed. — Bhumibol Adulyadej

Art can be close to the bone, but we are not our work. Try not to identify your core ego with your art. — Kay WalkingStick

To lie is vile, to tell truth is excellent, if not noble. — Leonardo Da Vinci