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Be true to thyself.
- William Shakespeare
(paraphrase of Shakespeare's famous quote)
This above all, to thine own self be true.
- William Shakespeare 
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare
To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
- William Shakespeare
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What's done is done.
- William Shakespeare
To thine own self be true.
- William Shakespeare
Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.
- William Shakespeare
The golden age is before us, not behind us.
- William Shakespeare
O! beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which
doth mock the meat it feeds on.
- William Shakespeare
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
- William Shakespeare
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
- William Shakespeare
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
- William Shakespeare
When a father gives to his son, both laugh;
when a son gives to his father, both cry.
- William Shakespeare
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
- William Shakespeare
It is a wise father that knows his own child.
- William Shakespeare
There is nothing either good or bad,
but thinking makes it so.
- William Shakespeare
All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told.
Many a man his life hath sold
but my outside to behold.
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
- William Shakespeare
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
- William Shakespeare
Discretion is the better part of valor.
(originally "The better part of valor is discretion")
- William Shakespeare
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
by any other name would smell as sweet
- William Shakespeare
When I saw you I fell in love,
and you smiled because you knew.
- commonly but falsely attributed to William Shakespeare
The quality of mercy is not strained.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
- William Shakespeare
Love is blind.
- William Shakespeare
Love sought is good,
but given unsought is better.
- William Shakespeare
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
- William Shakespeare
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
- William Shakespeare
In time we hate that which we often fear.
- William Shakespeare
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
- William Shakespeare
The course of true love never did run smooth.
- William Shakespeare
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
- William Shakespeare
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new- hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.
- William Shakespeare
Play with life, laugh with life,
dance lightly with life,
and smile at the riddles of life,
knowing that life's only true lessons
are writ small in the margin.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The book of life is filled with incoherent riddles.
Life's true lessons are inscribed in a corner of the margin.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
If I try to be like him, who will be like me?
- Yiddish proverb
The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson
A true friend is someone who
thinks that you are a good egg
even though he knows that
you are slightly cracked.
- Bernard Meltzer
I do not need anyone's permission to be my true self.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
- Oscar Wilde
All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them.
- Walt Disney
You do not need anyone's permission to be your true self.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Honor True Self
Forgive with Compassion
Receive ALL of life with Thanksgiving
CHOOSE with Thoughtful Consideration
Dream with Powerful Vision
Act with Bold Courage
Dance with a Light Heart
Relax in the Arms of Spirit
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common.
Celebrate it every day.
- Anonymous
There are trivial truths and there are great truths.
The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false.
The opposite of a great truth is also true.
- Niels Bohr
Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.
- Leonardo da Vinci
It costs you nothing to make another happy -
and you gain your true self through the act of spreading joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
People are like stained glass windows,
they sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when darkness sets in their true beauty
is revealed only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone
who can do him absolutely no good.
- Samuel Johnson
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
- Henry David Thoreau
Only one who devotes himself to a cause
with his whole strength and soul
can be a true master.
For this reason mastery demands all of a person.
- Albert Einstein
The secret of making dreams come true
can be summarized in four C's.
They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy;
and the greatest of these is Confidence.
- Walt Disney
Those of true faith don't require guaranteed security.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A true "moral compass" never points toward discrimination.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Every loving thought is true.
Everything else is an appeal for healing and help,
regardless of the form it takes.
- A Course In Miracles
Only those who have learned the power
of sincere and selfless contribution
experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.
- Tony Robbins
True happiness... is not attained
through self-gratification,
but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
- Helen Keller
Compassion and generosity must be the heart of any true religion.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
True love means putting the other person before yourself,
and honoring the relationship above all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We censor our actions, but
our dreams reveal our true character.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Know that your true self,
a spiritual being,
is always perfect.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The most telling act of true Faith
is celebrating the death of a loved one
with the certain knowledge that
they are now in a better place.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
True love has no limits.
- Anonymous
You are never given a wish without also
being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
- Richard Bach
To be a beneficial presence in the world,
cultivate a conscious awareness of your unity with Spirit.
Expect good in your own life.
Desire good for all others as well.
See and affirm abundant blessings of peace,
health, and plenty for everyone.
Align your thoughts with peace and happiness,
and realize that these qualities are your true nature.
- Kathy Juline
True love is a process of co-creation
in which neither feels ownership or superiority.
Jealousy is a highly destructive force
for love and relationships.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Know that you do not need anyone's permission
to be your true self.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends.
But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy
is the quintessence of true religion.
The other is mere business.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
A system of morality which is based
on relative emotional values
is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception
which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
- Socrates
The key to happiness is having dreams.
The key to success is making your dreams come true.
- Anonymous
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.
- Lao Tzu
Trust men and they will be true to you;
treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
If evil be spoken of you
and it be true, correct yourself,
if it be a lie, laugh at it.
- Epictetus
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