True Quotes

The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience to the will of the Sovereign of the world, in a confidence in His declarations, and in imitation of His perfections.

Nothing, indeed, but the possession of some power can with any certainty discover what at the bottom is the true character of any man.

I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.

By staying true to yourself, you keep your energy high and clear, and you provide inspirational role modeling for other healers and helpers. Integrity toward yourself is a gift to the world.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.

As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real esteem for any of the virtues can best assume the appearance of them all.

We are coming out of a century that was taught that one way of looking at the world, that one form of behavior, is as valid as another. The idea of true evil has been blown away.

The biggest advice is being true to what you want to do. Don't worry if other people understand it or don't understand it. If what you're doing has merit, it will find its way.

Those who understand the true nature of humanity are always loners.

The ideas dictate everything, you have to be true to that or you're dead.

How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.

The true self is not aware that it is a self. A bird, as it sings, sings itself. But not according to a picture. It has no idea of itself.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.

Coincidence is the science of the true believer.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?

A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.

Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, And thou art wedded to calamity.

I come to the understanding that maybe what was on the inside was more important, and that your outer covering didn't count so much as folks thought it did, colored or white, man or woman.

The opinions of others cannot damage you.

If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine?

Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.

Dreams do come true. If anyone's proof of that, it's me.

Dare to visualize a world in which your most treasured dreams have become true.

Happiness is making your dreams come true.

I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100%, because I had never reached true failure.

Now where there are no parts, there neither extension, nor shape, nor divisibility is possible. And these monads are the true atoms of nature and, in a word, the elements of things.

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.

God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad.

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.

Even a true artist does not always produce art.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

I don't usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it's true - I'm scary.

... We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive.

If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.

I am not sure if women are attracted to genius. Can you imagine the wise wizard winning the woman over the gallant swordsman? It seems rather otherworldly in more ways than one.

Sometimes two people will regard each other over a gulf too wide to ever be bridged, and know immediately what could have happened, and that it never will.

Everyones greatest fantasy is to walk away from the life (they think)you lead

Love is a clash of lightnings

Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow.

Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.

Just when it seems like life is getting good, something always has to come along and ruin it.