Words worth keeping
94 quotes — from Indian and world voices, in English, Hindi and Urdu — while our publisher catalog grows.
Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.
Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.
Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.
It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.
I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.
I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.
Top 15 Things Money Can’t BuyTime. Happiness. Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. Common sense. Dignity.
Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.