Quotes of Thornton Wilder

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The planting of trees in the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

- Thornton Wilder

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“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ Often, we fabricate the people we love to make loving them more palatable; the fictionalized version of them reduces the awareness of truth. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. ”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

“ Don't be pushed by your problems;be led by your dreams. Believe in you. ”

- Vasso Charalambous

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ Love overcomes bitterness, overpowers sorrow, overwhelms anger, and overthrows hatred. Medicine heals the body, faith heals the heart, wisdom heals the mind, and love heals the soul. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Awake, my friend! Arise, my friend! Start walking my friend! And do not stop until you bring the change you wish to see in your society! ”

- Abhijit Naskar

“ Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones? ”

- Elizabeth Scott

“ We don’t really care for things that we get easily in life. Life always needs to be served hot. ”

- Subhasis Das

“ Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us. ”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“ He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ”

- Socrates

“ My love for you does not recognize boundaries, distances, borders, or timezones! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ When your only competition is becoming a better you, you will always win the game. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown

“ Do it big, do it right, and do it with style. ”

- Fried Astaire

“ There’s only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it’s all about the detail and how you tell the story. How you say, ‘I love you.’ ”

- K. Flay

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ A lot goes into everything but sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in order to achieve a lot. ”

- Kayambila Mpulamasaka

“ The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children. ”

- Karl Lagerfeld