Wise quotations

“We mustbecomethe changewe want tosee.”

Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian statesman and spiritual leader

“If you don’tcreate yourreality, yourreality willcreate you.”

Lizzie West, b.1973, American singer-songwriter

“The rewardof a thing well done,is to have done it.”

Ralph Emerson, 1803-82, American poet

“What doesnot kill memakes mestronger.”

Friedrich Nietzsche,German philosopher, 1844-1900

“If you don’t know where you

are going you will probably

end up somewhere else.”

Laurence J Peter, 1919-90, Canadian academic

Patrick White, 1912-90,

Australian novelist

“I forgetwhat I wastaught, I onlyremember

what I’velearnt.”

“It is not wise for ablind man, riding a

blindhorse, to approach

theedge of a deep

pond.”Traditional Chinese proverb

“When Ilet go ofwhat I am,I becomewhat Imight be.”

Lao Tsu, Chinesephilosopher, 600-400BC

“It is only aswe developothers that wepermanentlysucceed.”

Samuel Firestone, 1868-1938, USindustrialist

“Failure liesnot in fallingdown.Failure liesin notgetting up.”

Traditional Chinese proverb

“Lives basedon havingare less freethan livesbased eitheron doing orbeing.”

William James, 1842-1910, US psychologist

“Whileyou teach,you learn.”

Seneca, 4BC AD65,Roman philosopher and poet

“The higher myrank, the morehumbly I behave.The greater mypower, the less Iexercise it. Thericher my wealth,the more I giveaway.”

Sun Shu Ao, Chinese minister, 600BC

“We don’tsee thingsas they are,we seethings aswe are.”

Anais Nin, American writer,1903-1977

“My great mistake,the fault for which

I can’t forgivemyself, is that one

day I ceased myobstinate pursuit

of my ownindividuality.”

Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish playwright, poet and

humorist

“There isno wealthbut life.”

John Ruskin, 1819-1900, English art critic