501 QUOTES FOR TEACHING

 

501 FOR TEACHING

A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is not what it is built for.

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

As for me, all I know is (that) I know nothing. Socrates.

As kids we're not taught to deal with success; we're taught to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?

As I get older I get more tolerant. The only failure is not to try.

As your boss, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your boss.) VS Like your boss, I must warn you to be careful (I am not your boss, but he/she and I have similar attitudes).

At the end of the day, life is about being happy being who you are.

All that I am, I am because of my mind.

Although death is terrifying, knowing that you are living to eternity without ever being able to die is even more terrifying.

Be kind whenever posible. It's always posible.

Be smarter than other people. Just don't tell them so.

Be who you are and say what you want / feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Dr. Seuss.

Before criticizing someone, let’s make sure we pause long enough to discover our own motives. Is jealousy at the root? Is hurt, envy or comparison pushing on our heartstrings?, (sentiment, emotion).

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes.

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. George Carlin.

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Joshua J. Marine.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having to ask / having asked / asking  a clear question. Albert Camus.

Difficulties are just things to overcome after all. Ernest Shackleton.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Don't find fault, find a remedy

Don’t waste your time trying to reason with a narcissist. You are more likely to win the Lottery / hit the jackpot.

Do right, do good. Do your best. 

(Erasmus reminds us that) everyone, however important and learned they might be, is a fool.

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.  Venus Williams.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind. Napoleon Hill.

 

For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games.”

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.

Great minds think alike.

Happiness is no laughing matter. Hapiness is a state of activity.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. F. Nietzsche.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors. 

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. 

I can't stand having to tell someone something over and over again. 

I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want

I have never known / experienced any trouble / sorrow / distress that an hour's reading did not relieve / eliminate. 

Every week, I will talk to friends, family or parents so as to have a better understanding of the situation. 

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?.

I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. 

I hate being called a pop star. I hate that, I really hate that

I leave before being left. I decide. Brigitte Bardot. 

I think, therefore I am/exist. René Descartes.

(I truly / strongly believe the saying) What  doesn't kill you (will only) / (only)/(just) makes you stronger.

I'd rather annoy with the truth than please with adulation.

If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love. Michel de Montaigne

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninte-resting that none of us would be able to endure it. A Schopenhauer.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

 

If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. 

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. 

If you want something go get it. Period. If it's a good song, it doesn't really matter if it's trendy or not. It will hit.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Adapt and overcome' is my new motto. Jack Osbourne.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. 

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Andre Gide, (Autumn Leaves).

 

It’s not about ideas. it’s about making ideas happen. 

It’s not what you say. It’s how you say it.

It's (really) funny how I'm good at giving advice to others, but when it comes to helping myself, I (just) don't know what to do.

In order for a man to feel whole, he needs someone to look up to and someone to look up to him. Pamela Anderson

In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear .

In order to write about life first you must live it. Ernest Hemingway. 

It's understandable and almost touching that we should expect our partners to understand us without us having explained / having to explain what's up / going on.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus.

It's not what you say. It's / but how you say it.

Just Because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.

Just because you're are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you. 

Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously. Hunter S. Thompson.

 

Life is definitely always about expanding. That's how we grow.

Life is like riding a bicycle. to keep your balance you must keep moving. 

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Living without philosophising is literally (like) having your eyes closed without ever trying to open them. Rene Descartes.
 

Look, you have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works.

Lost time is never found again.

Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet. 

Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.

Maybe it's not about the happy ending. Maybe it's about the story.

Maybe the best thing to do is just stop trying to figure out where you’re going, and enjoy where you’re at.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask (instead) / but  what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it 

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. Dalai Lama XIV. 

(Perhaps) that's how you learn, by answering questions / by asking.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Remaind yourself that it's OK not to be perfect.

Success has always been a great liar.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Strive / Try not to be(come) a man of success, but rather (try) to be(come) a man of value.

Taugh times never last, but taugh people do.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. Aristotle. 

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The key is (for you) to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. Epictetus.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

The more you know who you are and what you want the less you let things upset you. Bob Harris, Lost in translation.

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. Friedrich Nietzsche.

The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by (the word) 'sadness'.

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what you/one want(s), (and) the other is getting it.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. There are no facts, only interpretations.

There can be differences of opinion without there being personal differences.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

To a smart girl men are no problem, they're the answer. 

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France.

To be born again, first you have to die. 

To be or not to be; that is the question.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. 

To succeed in life, one must succeed at being oneself. To be born again, first you have to die. 

Trust is like an eraser. It gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.
 
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. 

We love live, not because we're used to living but because we're used to loving.

What doesn't kill you (only / just) makes you stronger. I really believe that.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. 

We are what we are because of what we think / were / do / 've been. We are what we believe we are.

We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

We learn from failure, not from success!  

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

We read to / in order to / so as to know (that) we are not alone.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of / goes for fame. Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

When I'm / get sad, I stop being sad and (I) am / be awesome instead. (also: May I be free from suffering, May you ennoble the present by recapturing the joys of the past ..., May the force be with you).

When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.

Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche.

Worrying is like sitting in / on a rocking chair. It'll give you something to do, but it doesn't / won't get you anywhere / gets you nowhere.

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it (just) does not exist.

Your beliefs don't make you a better person. Your behaviour does.

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?

HYPOPHORAS

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked a clear question. Albert Camus, (The fall). 

You know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon ... everything's different. Bill Watterson.

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Alas / Unfortunately / Unluckily / Sadly / Regrettably, My fun days are over 

As a  writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it 

I work hard to improve myself as a person, as a father, as a husband, as a manager 

As for me, all I know is (that) I know nothing 

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either 

I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done 

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something 

When I was young, I had no choice as to what I was eating 

Lost time is never found again.

Virtue is found in the middle * Rome wasn't built in a day * No pain no gain * It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain *

The sense of obligation is what I hate most about being a married millenial / is what distinguishes duties from hobbies.

Look, you have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works * (Maybe) that's how you learn, by answering questions / by asking / doing / practicing (it) * When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins * I've only ever been wrong once and that was when I thought I was wrong * Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started * 

It's (far/way) better to be hated for what you are than (to be) loved for what/someone you're not * It's disappointing to miss the target but what is most important is we keep / to continue improving * I think what's most important is family * I think what's most important is for people to understand that they can advertise on Instagram * It's easy (for people) to strike if they're not working on a regular basis * 

I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say 'because of you, I didn't give up * Most importantly, I want for people to understand that we all have a role to play in bringing about this change, that this is everybody's responsibility; this is not just about mums and dads or key political figures. This is about you and me! * It's easy to impress me. I'm easily impresionable/influenced * It’s a lack of clarity that /which creates chaos and frustration * It's pessimism that /which clouds our visión * You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over * If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV * The important thing is not to stop questioning * The only failure is not to try * Remind yourself that it's ok not to be perfect * It's a big house with a swimming pool. What's not to like (about that)? (¿Qué es lo que no puede gustar de eso?) * Imagination is more important than knowledge * 

When the going gets tough, the tough get going * The hardest thing about learning English is understanding the gerund * I Wish I didn't have to work for a living * I wish there would be more movies about scientists.