Diedie Chinese Quotes & Sayings

Years later, Taylor was inspecting the jails of the kingdom; and in the one at Nittur the ceiling had been covered, in barbaric colours, which time was subtilizing before erasing them, by a Muslim fakir's elaboration of a kind of infinite Tiger. This Tiger was composed of many tigers in the most vertiginous fashion : it was traversed by tigers, scored by tigers and it contained seas and Himalayas and armies which seemed to reveal still other tigers. The painter had died many years ago in this very cell; he had come from Sind, or maybe Guzerat, and his original purpose had been to design a map of the world. Indeed, some traces of this were yet to be discerned in the monstrous image ... — Jorge Luis Borges

Intuitively, one would assume if you don't grow up with other children you might not learn that easy give and take. What often happens is that there are some only children who act that way, and that stands out more than the only children who seem to get along with others. — Peter Thomas

The mourners clustered around the edge of the grave, paralyzed by the horror of this thing, this first discovery of death that was worse than the death itself. — Chris Cleave

Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy. — Wayne Dyer

The world is full of haters; stand for what you believe in and believe in what you stand for". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

The Savior answered, 'Man does not see through
the soul, nor through the spirit, but the mind which
is between the two - that is (what) sees a vision... — Various

I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends. — Karrie Webb

A society that is in its higher circles and middle levels widely believed to be a network of smart rackets does not produce men with an inner moral sense; a society that is merely expedient does not produce men of conscience. A society that narrows the meaning of 'success' to the big money and in its terms condemns failure as the chief vice, raising money to the plane of absolute value, will produce the sharp operator and the shady deal. Blessed are the cynical, for only they have what it takes to succeed. — C. Wright Mills

I was static, standing on the platform, watching train after train go by, wishing I knew which one to be on. — Renee Carlino

Education is the only thing you can ever truly call your own. — Julie Freed

I get double-takes at the hardware store. I've had people say, 'I didn't know you did this.' With a celebrity, if folks don't see you, they think all you do is stay in the house. — Billy Williams

Political order, in short, requires cultural unity, something that politics itself can never provide. — Roger Scruton

Most people are resentful of the happiness of others and yet we seem to seek validation from others in order to allow our own happiness ... it's easy to see the problem with this system. — Steve Maraboli

I just want the money and the fame and the adoration, and I don't want any of the other stuff. — Matthew Broderick