English Writing

Popular Quotations IV

Liberty

What light is to the eyes, what air to the lungs, what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man. – RG Ingersoll

Love

We are born to love, not to hate;
We are born to help one another
Not to destroy one another – Dr S Radhakrishnan

Man

Man and only man can do the impossible. – Goethe

Master

If thou art a master, sometimes be blind; if a servant, sometimes be deaf. – Thomas Fuller

Mind

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. – John Milton

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high …
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. – Rabindranath Tagore

Morning

The morning pouring everywhere
Its Golden glory on the air – HW Longfellow

Mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother - Abraham Lincoln

Neighbour

Who is my neighbour? Not a man of your race, or your creed, but anyone who happens to be in need is your neighbour. – Dr S Radhakrishnan

Noise

Twentieth century is the age of noise – physical noise, mental noise, noise of desire. – Aldus Huxley

Non violence

Whosever shall smite thee on the right check, turn to him the other also. – Bible

Obedience

Let thy child’s first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt. – Benjamin Franklin

Patriotism

He who loves not his country, can love nothing. – Lord Byron

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