American quotes in English with translation. Beautiful phrases in English with translation
What phrases have the right to be called beautiful - those that talk about something sublime or those that caress the ear? We are for the option when both the meaning and the sound are equally beautiful.
Today we invite you to replenish your knowledge with beautiful phrases and phrases in English. And also, find out how famous English sayings and wise thoughts are translated.
We have previously written about the most beautiful words in the English language. These words were recognized as those that sound equally pleasant to both native speakers and foreigners. Moreover, a euphonious word does not always have a beautiful meaning or imply something good.
Another thing is beautiful phrases, which can be used in everyday speech. When we say that a statement sounds “beautiful,” we mean that it carries meaning, life wisdom, or simply fits the situation perfectly. It is these phrases that we will talk about today.
Beautiful phrases in English with translation
In fact, even one beautiful word in a sentence will make it more sophisticated. We recommend learning a few sonorous words to use on occasion. Here are some beautiful phrases that you can remember:
Endless love - Endless love
Forever young - Forever young
Spread eagle - Soaring eagle
Little by little - Little by little
Mother nature - Mother Nature
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Freedom and peace - Freedom and peace
Love and hope - Love and hope
Aspire to inspire - Strive to inspire
Perfectly imperfect - Perfectly imperfect
Find your own beautiful phrase: try to compose it yourself or notice it in the conversations of others and adopt it.
Beautiful short phrases in English with translation
There are quite a lot of phrases that express our thoughts not only beautifully, but also quite succinctly.
Never look back - Never look back
A life is a moment - Life is a moment
All we need is love - All we need is love
Enjoy every moment - Enjoy every moment
Follow your heart - Follow your heart
Often these phrases become the basis for tattoos or appear in statuses on social networks.
I shall not live in vain - I will not live in vain
Live without regrets - Live without regrets
Live for yourself - Live for yourself
Strive for greatness - Strive for greatness
Many of these phrases can be found on motivational posters or pictures, as well as on notepads, accessories and clothing.
Work hard. Dream big - Work hard. Dream big
Be a voice not an echo - Be a voice, not an echo
You are your only limit - Your only limit is yourself
Let it be - Let it be so
Wait and see - Let's wait and see
Money often costs too much - Money often costs too much
Cherish the moments - Cherish the moments
Imagination rules the world - Imagination rules the world
You will find more phrases in English that can be used for status on social networks in this article:.
Beautiful English sayings and phrases with meaning
Most of these motivational phrases are related to life experiences, dreams and hopes.
Do something with passion or not it all - Do something with passion or don’t do it at all
Illusion is the first of all pleasures - Illusion is the highest pleasure
It"s better to have ideals and dreams than nothing - It's better to have dreams and ideals than nothing
Only my dream keeps me alive - Only my dream keeps me alive
Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you - Be loyal to the one who is loyal to you
Everything happens for a reason - Everything happens for a reason
If you never try you will never know - If you don’t try, you won’t know
It’s never too late to be what you might have been - It’s never too late to become what you could be
Some people are poor, all they have is money - Some people are poor, all they have is money
Statements about the process of thinking, about memories and dreams are also popular.
The memory warms you up inside, but it also breaks your soul apart. - Memory not only warms you from the inside, but also tears your soul apart.
Stretching his hand out to catch the stars, he forgets the flowers at his feet. - Stretching out his hands to the stars, a person forgets about the flowers at his feet.
When you start thinking a lot about your past, it becomes your present and you can’t see your future without it. - When you start to think a lot about the past, it becomes your present, behind which you can no longer see the future.
Memories take us back, dreams take us forward. - Memories pull us back, dreams make us move forward.
Be careful with your thoughts. - they are the beginning of deeds - Be careful with your thoughts, because they are the beginning of actions.
Remember that the most dangerous prison is the one in your head. - Remember that the most dangerous prison is in your head.
We all live different lives, make our own mistakes, achieve certain successes and realize our own ideas. But for the most part, our life is similar to the life of others, so the following statements about it are close to us:
Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans - Life is what happens while you’re making other plans
Life is a one time offer, use it well. - Life is a one-time offer, use it wisely.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone - Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth - Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.
Live each day as if it’s your last. - Live every day as if it were your last.
Life is beautiful. Enjoy the ride. - Life is Beautiful. Enjoy the ride.
Do not squander time – this is stuff life is made of. - Don't waste time - this is the thing life is made of.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. - Life is a series of lessons that must be lived in order to understand.
The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams. - The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.
And of course, the most beautiful phrases are born thanks to the most beautiful feeling in the world - love.
The best thing in our life is love. - The best thing in our life is love.
The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is eternal fear to lose it - The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is the eternal fear of losing it.
For the world you may be just one person, but for one person you may be the whole world. - For the world you can be just someone, but for someone you are the whole world.
The course of true love never did run smooth. - The path of true love is never smooth.
It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight. - It was love at first sight, at last sight, at eternal sight.
Real beauty lives in the heart, is reflected in the eyes and leads to action. - True beauty lives in the heart, is reflected in the eyes and manifests itself in actions.
Beautiful quotes from famous personalities
Among the statements of famous people there are quite a few beautiful phrases about life, love and dreams. Most of them belong, of course, to those for whom the word is the work of life, that is, writers.
Youth is counted sweetest by those who are no longer young - Youth is sweetest to those who are no longer young (Johnny Green)
Life is wasted on the living - Life is wasted on life (Douglas Adams)
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence - To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and self-confidence (Mark Twain)
Never regret anything that made you smile - Never regret anything that makes you smile (Mark Twain)
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that "s all - Living is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people simply exist (Oscar Wilde)
To a great mind nothing is little - For a great mind there is nothing small (Arthur Conan Doyle)
When words fail, music speaks - When words fail, music speaks (Hans Christian Andersen)
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination - Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination (Oscar Wilde)
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself - Always dream and strive to exceed the limit of your capabilities. Don't set out to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Strive to be better than yourself (William Faulkner)
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time - The secret of success is not in not making mistakes, but in not repeating the same mistakes twice (Bernard Shaw)
Other famous people do not lag behind the masters of the craft of writing: politicians, thinkers, scientists and entrepreneurs.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Simplicity is the highest degree of sophistication (Leonardo da Vinci)
Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it - Don’t be afraid of perfection; you will never achieve it (Salvador Dali)
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing - Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing about (Benjamin Franklin)
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life - Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life (Steve Jobs)
Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny - Life would be tragic if it weren’t so funny (Stephen Hawking)
I don"t like those cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong never do anything - I don’t like those cold, precise, perfect people who To avoid saying the wrong thing, they don’t say anything at all, and to avoid doing the wrong thing, they don’t do anything at all (Henry Beecher)
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - There are only two ways to live your life. The first one is as if there are no miracles. The second is as if everything in the world is a miracle (Albert Einstein)
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs - Make your own dreams come true, or someone else will hire you to make theirs (Farrah Gray)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success - Success is not the key to happiness. This happiness is the key to success (Albert Schweitzer)
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion - When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. This is my religion (Abraham Lincoln)
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions - I am not a product of my circumstances. I am the product of my decisions (Stephen Covey)
Also, film workers and musicians, whose subtle spiritual organization has given the world many beautiful phrases, are known for their quotes.
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell - Love is fire. But whether it will warm your hearth or burn down your house, you never know (Joan Crawford)
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering - The key to immortality is first of all a life worth remembering (Bruce Lee)
Love the life you live, and live the life you love - Love the life you live and live the life you love (Bob Marley)
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today - Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today (James Dean)
Music can change the world because it can change people - Music can change the world because it can change people (Bono)
Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it - Music, at its core, gives us memories. And the longer a song exists in our lives, the more memories we have of it (Stevie Wonder)
And finally, here is a famous statement from one of the most outstanding musicians of the last century, John Lennon:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
“When I was five years old, my mother always said that happiness is the most important thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote: “Happy man.” Then they told me that I didn’t understand the question, and I answered that they don’t understand life.”
Remember that although the concept of “beauty” is quite subjective, sonorous words and intonation attract attention to any speech. This “trick” is often used by famous speakers. So why don’t we adopt a couple of phrases from them to diversify our English? Speak beautifully!
Some of the quotes presented in this article have become so widespread on the English and Russian Internet that they have already begun to be attributed to a variety of people who have never said anything like that. So that you do not fall into such embarrassment, we have compiled for you a list of 25 wise, funny, sad and inspiring quotes in English with 100% accurate attribution.
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Quote in English: I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you are sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.Translation: I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and sometimes I am difficult to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then rest assured that you don't deserve me when I'm doing great.
Translation: Dance like no one is watching, Love like you'll never be betrayed, Sing like no one is listening, And live on earth like it's heaven.
Translation: You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Translation: A friend is someone who knows everything about you but continues to love you.
Translation: Live as if you will die tomorrow. Study as if you will live forever.
Translation: I realized that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
Quote in English: To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest achievement.Translation: Remaining yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you someone else is already a great achievement.
Translation: To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that's the whole point.
Translation: My mother told me: “If you become a soldier, you will become a general. If you become a priest, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was an artist and became Picasso.
Pablo Picasso
Quote in English: Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right.
Translation: Whether you think you can or don't, you're right.
Henry Ford
Quote in English: No two persons ever read the same book.Translation: No two people have read the same book.
Woodrow Wilson
Quote in English: If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.Translation: If you only read the books that others read, you will only think what others think.
Translation: A book is a copy of the world. If you don't like it, ignore it or suggest your own version.
Translation: To find yourself, think for yourself.
Translation: But most importantly, be true to yourself.
Translation: In old age a person believes everything, in middle age he suspects everyone, and in his youth he knows everything.
Translation: A man without imagination has no wings.
Muhammad Ali
Quote in English: Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it.Translation: Life is 10% what happens to us, and 90% how we react to it.
Translation: I can sum up everything I know about life in three (in Russian - two) words: it goes on.
Translation: Good friends, good books and a sleeping conscience - this is an ideal life.
Translation: Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.
Translation: Life is not meant to find yourself, but to create yourself.
Translation: Where there is love, there is life.
Translation: May God grant you to live every day of your life.
- We need men who can dream of things that never were. “We need people who can dream about things that never happened.” (John Kennedy)
- Don't leave a stone unturned. It's always something, to know you have done the most you could. - Try all the possibilities. It's always important to know that you did your best.
- Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. – Always dream and strive to exceed the limit of your capabilities. Don't set out to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Strive to be better than yourself. (William Faulkner)
- Quotes in English with translation about dreams- Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself. - Aim at the sun and maybe you will miss, but your arrow will fly higher than if you were aiming at an object at the same level as you.
- Yesterday is but today"s memory, tomorrow is today"s dream. – Yesterday is the memory of today, and tomorrow is today’s dream.
- A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline. – A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream that has an action plan and a deadline.
- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.
- I "m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds. - I must dream and reach for the stars, and if I can’t catch a star, I grab a handful of clouds .
- Never stop dreaming. – Never stop dreaming.
- Follow your dreams. Unless it’s a person... apparently they call that stalking. - Follow your dreams. Only if it's not a human being, it could probably be called stalking.
- Focus in what you want to have happen. – Focus on what you really want.
- It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. – It’s not true that people stop dreaming because they get old; they grow old because they stop dreaming.
- Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it. “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.”
- Only my dream keeps me alive. - Only my dream warms me.
- All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – All our dreams can come true if we have enough courage to follow them. (Walt Disney)
- Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it. “Dreams really do come true if you dream hard enough.” You can have anything if you sacrifice everything else.
- Get and stay out of your comfort zone. - Get out of your comfort zone and stay away from it.
- I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. - I didn't fail. I just found 10 thousand ways that don't work. (Thomas Edison)
- When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think. - Just when you're ready to quit, you're closest to victory.
- There are many talented people who haven't fulfilled their dreams because they over thought it, or they were too cautious, and were unwilling to make the leap of faith. – There are many talented people who did not fulfill their dreams because they thought about too much or they were too cautious and did not want to take the leap to fame.
- Never give up. - Never give up.
- Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. “Too many of us don’t live our dreams because we live our fears.”
- Avoiding the phrase “I don"t have time...”, will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life. – By abandoning the phrase “I don’t have time...” , you will soon realize that you have time for almost everything you consider necessary to do in life.
- Don't wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. - Don't wait, the time will never be “right.” Start now and work with the tools you have on your team now, and better tools will be found as you move forward. (George Herbert)
- Quotes in English with translation about dreams and success- Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perception. - Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
- You see things and say ‘Why?’, but I dream things and say ‘Why not?’ - You see and ask “Why?”, and I dream and say “Why not?”
When becoming interested in a foreign language, it is useful to pay attention not only to grammatical rules and lexical units: it is also important to realize the beauty of the sound of speech. Famous quotes, common aphorisms and simply beautiful phrases in English with translation into Russian especially show linguistic uniqueness and originality. We will consider examples of such expressions in today’s material. In the article you will find philosophical sayings about life, romantic phrases about love and relationships, popular quotes from songs, books and films, as well as simply short English expressions with meaning.
The most important feeling, about which there are many apt expressions and entire creative works, is, of course, love. In this section, we will look at popular phrases about love in English and find out how romantic the British express their feelings and emotions. A lot of words have been said about the most beautiful feeling on earth, so we have divided all expressions into two categories: aphorisms and quotes about love in English.
Romantic aphorisms and expressions
- The spaces between your fingers were created so that another’s could fill them in. “The space between the fingers exists to be filled by the lover’s hand.”
- One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. “One word frees us from the burden of life’s hardships and pain: and that word is love.”
- Love - as a war. It is easy to begin; it is difficult to finish; it is impossible to forget! - Love is like war. It is also easy to start, it is also difficult to finish, and it can never be forgotten.
- Love is not blind; it just sees what matters. — Love is not blind: it only sees what really matters .
- The best thing in our life is love. — The best thing in our life is love.
- Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. — Love is the triumph of the imaginary over the real.
- My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I’m with you does the pain go away. — My heart hurts constantly: every hour and every day. And only when I'm with you, the pain goes away.
- Love is not finding someone to live with: it’s finding someone you can’t live without. — Love is not a search for someone with whom to live. This is a search for someone without whom it is impossible to live.
- It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all. “It’s better to love and lose than not to love at all.”
- We hate the ones we love because they can cause the deepest suffering. “We hate our loved ones because they have the power to hurt us more deeply than others.”
- People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. “People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.”
Quotes from songs, books, films about love
Here we will recall words from famous creative works about love in English with translations of quotes into Russian.
Perhaps the most famous movie-song quote is the chorus performed by Whitney Houston from the famous film “The Bodyguard.”
No less famous is the chorus of the hit by the Liverpool four boys, dedicated to the lost happiness of yesterday.
- All you need is love - All you need is love.
Among the works of writers there are also popular quotes of a love nature. For example, such a sweet and childishly naive book about the Little Prince (author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) in translation gave the English-speaking world the following aphorism:
- To love is not to look at one another, but to look together in the same direction. - To love is not to look at each other, but to direct your gaze in one direction.
A widely known excerpt from the novel “Lolita”, written by the famous Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov.
- It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight. “It was love at first sight, and at last sight—for all eternity.”
Of course, we can’t do without a truly English classic: William, ours, Shakespeare. One of the most famous quotes from his pen is a line from the comedy play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- The course of true love never did run smooth. “There are no smooth roads to true love.”
Let's not forget about cinema. Let's look at lines from movies that have turned into famous phrases about love in English, working with their translation into Russian.
The statement of the hero from the classic American film “Love Story” has received wide recognition.
- Love means never having to say you’re sorry - To love means never to force an apology.
Another famous quote is from the more modern film City of Angels.
- I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. “I would rather smell her hair just once, kiss her lips just once, touch her hand just once, than be without her for an eternity.”
A very touching dialogue about feelings is spoken by the hero from the film “Good Will Hunting.” Here's a full excerpt.
People call these things imperfections, but they’re not - aw that’s the good stuff. And then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds. You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspension. This girl you met, she isn’t perfect either. But the question is: whether or not you’re perfect for each other. That's the whole deal. That's what intimacy is all about.
People call these things bad, but they're not - they're great things. And then we use them to choose those whom we let into our little strange worlds. You are not perfect. And let me speak frankly. The girl you met is not perfect either. But the whole question is: are you ideal for each other or not. That's the whole point. That's what intimacy is.
English phrases-reflections on life
In this category, various remarks with meaning will be given, one way or another related to the philosophy of life. Let's learn these beautiful phrases in English and work with the translation into Russian.
- Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. — A person is least sincere when he speaks openly about himself. Give him the mask and he will tell you the truth.
- Failure does not mean I’m a failure. It does mean I have not yet succeeded. — Failure is not a stigma that I am a loser. It's just a sign that I haven't reached my goal yet.
- Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. — Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not very sure about the universe yet.
- Success is not in what you have, but who you are. “Success is not what you have: it’s who you are.”
- Do not squander time – this is stuff life is made of. - Don't waste time - this is the thing life is made of.
- Be careful with your thoughts – they are the beginning of deeds. - Be careful with your thoughts, because actions begin with them.
- Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. — Life is lessons of success that must be lived to understand them.
- Remember that the most dangerous prison is the one in your head. - Remember that the most dangerous prison is in your head.
- The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is eternal fear to lose it. — The inevitable price we pay for our happiness is the eternal fear of losing it.
- Not the power to remember, but it’s very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence. “It is not the ability to remember, but its opposite, the ability to forget, that is a prerequisite for our existence.
- The memory warms you up inside, but it also breaks your soul apart. “Memory not only warms you from the inside, but also tears your soul apart.
- Stretching his hand out to catch the stars, he forgets the flowers at his feet. — Stretching out his hands to the stars, a person forgets about the flowers that bloomed at his feet.
- When you start thinking a lot about your past, it becomes your present and you can’t see your future without it. - When you start to think a lot about the past, it becomes your present, behind which you can no longer see any future.
- For the world you may be just one person, but for one person you may be the whole world! - For the world you are just one of many, but for someone you are the whole world!
- I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. “I learned that cruelty is a sign of those who are weak.” Nobility can only be expected from truly strong people.
Short beautiful phrases in English with translation
Brevity is the sister of talent, so cool, and most importantly, small, beautiful phrases in English with Russian translation will be presented here.
- Everyone has one's own path. - Everyone has their own path.
- I'll get everything I want. - I will get everything I want.
- Remember who you are. - Remember who you are.
- A life is a moment. - Life is a moment.
- Destroy what destroys you. - Destroy what destroys you.
- Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Fall seven times, but get up eight.
- Never stop dreaming. - Never stop dreaming.
- Respect the past, create the future! - Respect the past - create the future!
- Live without regrets. - Live without regrets.
- Never look back. - Never look back.
- Nobody's perfect, but me. - Nobody is perfect except me.
- While I’m breathing - I love and believe. - As long as I breathe, I love and believe.
- Let it be. - So be it.
- Wait and see. - Wait and see.
- Money often costs too much. — Money often costs too much.
- I shall not live in vain. - I will not live in vain.
- My life – my rules. - My life my rules.
- Everything you can imagine is real. “Everything you can imagine is real.”
- A snake lurks in the grass. — The snake is hiding in the grass.
- No gain without pain. - There is no effort without pain.
- Behind the cloud, the sun is still shining. — There, behind the clouds, the sun is still shining.
- Only my dream keeps me alive. “Only my dream keeps me alive.”
Choose phrases to your liking and learn them by heart. Sooner or later, you will definitely have the opportunity to show off your knowledge of spoken English. Good luck in mastering the language and see you again!
We all find it difficult to stay positive from time to time, because life is not an easy thing. If you can't see the glass half full, reading inspirational quotes about life can pull you out of the depths of despondency. These 60 quotes in English will help you see the amazing opportunities life has to offer.
About success
Dirima/Depositphotos.com1. "Success is the child of audacity." (Benjamin Disraeli)
"Success is the child of courage." (Benjamin Disraeli)
2. “Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perception.” (Thomas Edison)
Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison, inventor
3. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." (Winston Churchill)
“Success is the ability to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” (Winston Churchill)
4. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” (Wayne Gretzky)
“You will miss 100 times out of 100 shots you never take.” (Wayne Gretzky)
Wayne Gretzky is an outstanding Canadian hockey player, one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.
5. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” (Charles Darwin)
“It is not the strongest or the smartest who survive, but the one who best adapts to change.” (Charles Darwin)
6. "Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." (Farrah Gray)
Make your own dreams come true, or someone else will hire you to make theirs come true.
Farrah Gray, American businessman, philanthropist and writer
7. “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” (Confucius)
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the desire to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will open the door to personal excellence.” (Confucius)
8. "Fall seven times and stand up eight." (Japanese Proverb)
“Fall seven times, get up eight.” (Japanese proverb)
9. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” (Helen Keller)
“There are no shortcuts to a worthy goal.” (Helen Keller)
Helen Keller is an American writer, lecturer, and political activist.
10. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." (Herman Cain)
“Success is not the key to happiness. This happiness is the key to success." (Herman Kane)
Herman Cain is an American businessman and Republican politician.
About personality
Léa Dubedout/unsplash.com 1. “The mind is everything. What do you think you become? Buddha
“The mind is everything. What you think is what you become.” (Buddha)
2. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” (Plato)
“You can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.” (Plato)
3. “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)
“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. This is my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)
4. “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” (Kurt Vonnegut)
“Be gentle. Don't let the world make you bitter. Don't let pain make you hate. Don't let bitterness steal your sweetness. Be proud that even if the world doesn’t agree with you, you still think it’s a wonderful place.” (Kurt Vonnegut)
5. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." (Stephen Covey)
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
Stephen Covey, American leadership and life management consultant, teacher
6. “Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“Remember: no one can make you feel humiliated without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
7. “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” (Abraham Lincoln)
“It’s not the number of years you live that matters, but the quality of your life during those years.” (Abraham Lincoln)
8. “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” (Benjamin Franklin)
9. "There are people who have money and people who are rich." (Coco Chanel)
"There are people who have money and there are rich people." (Coco Chanel)
10. “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s going to happen inside first.” (Jim Morrison)
“The most important freedom is the freedom to be yourself. You exchange your reality for a role, you exchange common sense for a performance. You refuse to feel and instead put on a mask. No large-scale revolution is possible without a personal revolution, a revolution at the personal level. It must first happen within.” (Jim Morrison)
About life
Michael Fertig/unsplash.com 1. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” (Mae West)
“We live once, but if you manage your life correctly, then once is enough.” (Mae West)
Mae West is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol, one of the most scandalous stars of her time.
2. “Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory.” (Ingrid Bergman)
“Happiness is good health and bad memory.” (Ingrid Bergman)
3. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” (Steve Jobs)
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.” ()
4. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” (Mark Twain)
The two most important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you realized why.
Mark Twain, writer
5. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” (Oprah Winfrey)
“If you look at what you already have in life, you will gain even more. If you look at what you don't have, you will always be missing something." (Oprah Winfrey)
6. “Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” (Charles Swindoll)
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” (Charles Swindoll)
Charles Swindoll is a Christian pastor, radio preacher and author.
7. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!” (Audrey Hepburn)
"Nothing is impossible. This very word contains possibility*!” (Audrey Hepburn)
* The English word impossible (“impossible”) can be written as I’m possible (literally “I’m possible”).
8. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." (William Faulkner)
Always dream and strive to exceed the limit of your capabilities. Don't set out to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Strive to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner, writer
9. “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” (John Lennon)
“When I was five years old, my mother always said that happiness is the most important thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote: “A happy person.” Then they told me that I didn’t understand the question, and I answered that they don’t understand life.” (John Lennon)
10. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss)
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." (Dr. Seuss)
Dr. Seuss is an American children's author and cartoonist.
About love
Nathan Walker/unsplash.com 1. "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." (Buddha)
“You yourself, no less than anyone else in the Universe, deserve your love.” (Buddha)
2. "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." (Robert Frost)
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” (Robert Frost)
3. "The very essence of romance is uncertainty." (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays)
“The whole point of romantic relationships is uncertainty.” (Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Other Plays)
4. “It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita)
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at eternal sight.” (Vladimir Nabokov, “Lolita”)
5. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss)
“You know you're in love when you can't sleep because reality is finally more beautiful than your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss)
6. “True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.” (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)
“True love is rare, and only it gives true meaning to life.” (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)
Nicholas Sparks is a famous American writer.
7. “When love is not madness it is not love.” (Pedro Calderon de la Barca)
If love is not crazy, then it is not love.
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet
8. “And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.” (J. R. R. Tolkien)
"And he hugged her and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he didn't care that they were standing high on the wall with the crowd watching." (J. R. R. Tolkien)
“Love everyone, trust your chosen ones and do no harm to anyone.” (William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well)
10. “Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters. Yours is written by God." (Unknown)
“Never compare your love story to movies. They were invented by screenwriters, but yours was written by God himself.” (Author unknown)
About study and education
diego_cervo/Depositphotos.com 1. "The limits of my language are the limits of my world." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
“The boundaries of my language are the boundaries of my world.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
Ludwig Wittgenstein - Austrian philosopher and logician of the first half of the 20th century.
2. "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." (Chinese Proverb)
“Knowledge is a treasure that follows those who possess it everywhere.” (Chinese proverb)
3. “You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.” (Geoffrey Willans)
“You will never understand one language until you understand at least two.” (Geoffrey Willans)
Geoffrey Willans is an English writer and journalist.
4. “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” (Charlemagne)
To speak a second language means to have a second soul.
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor
5. “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
“Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts flow and from which they grow.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
6. "Knowledge is power". (Sir Francis Bacon)
"Knowledge is power". (Francis Bacon)
7. “Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher.” (Maya Watson)
“Knowledge is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher." (Maya Watson)
8. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." (Oscar Wilde)
"You can't be too well dressed or too well educated." (Oscar Wilde)
9. “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.” (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)
“Never laugh at a person who speaks broken English. This means that he knows another language.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.)
H. Jackson Brown Jr. is an American writer.
10. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." (Mahatma Gandhi)
Live as if you will die tomorrow. Study as if you will live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and public figure
With humor
Octavio Fossatti/unsplash.com 1. “Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it." (Salvador Dali)
“Don't be afraid of perfection; you will never achieve it.” (Salvador Dali)
2. “Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” (Albert Einstein)
Two things are infinite - the Universe and human stupidity, but I'm not sure about the Universe.
Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, one of the founders of modern theoretical physics
3. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” (Mark Twain)
“Have only ignorance and self-confidence in life, and success will follow.” (Mark Twain)
4. “If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?” (Jerry Seinfeld)
“If a book about failure doesn’t sell, can it be considered a success?” (Jerry Seinfeld)
Jerry Seinfeld is an American actor, stand-up comedian and screenwriter.
5. “Life is pleasant.” Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” (Isaac Asimov)
“Life is pleasant. Death is serene. The whole problem is in the transition from one to the other.” (Isaac Asimov)
6. “Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding»
“Accept yourself for who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, "Seriously...I'm Kidding")
Ellen DeGeneres is an American actress, television host and comedian.
7. “A pessimist is a man who thinks everyone is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
“A pessimist is a person who considers everyone as unbearable as himself and hates them for it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
8. “Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more.” (Oscar Wilde)
Always forgive your enemies - nothing irritates them more.
Oscar Wilde, English philosopher, writer and poet
9. “If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“Do you want to know the value of money? Try borrowing." (Benjamin Franklin)
10. “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” (Stephen Hawking)
"Life would be tragic if it weren't so funny." ()
