Hidni Quotes

A man watches his pear tree day after day,

impatient for the ripening of the fruit.

Let him attempt to force the process,

and he may spoil both fruit and tree.

But let him patiently wait,

and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

Should you find a wise critic,

follow them as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

Keep your eyes on the stars,

and your feet on the ground

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Elizabeth Taylor is gorgeous,

beautiful,

and she still is today,

I'm crazy about her.

Don't let schooling interfere with your education.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

I do not believe in the God of theology

who rewards good and punishes evil.

I was seldom able to see an opportunity

until it had ceased to be one.

There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.

Lock up your libraries if you like;

but there is no gate,

no lock,

no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times.

Be more dedicated to

making solid achievements

than in running after swift

but synthetic happiness.

A person who's happy will make others happy;

a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery.

Love seems the swiftest,

but it is the slowest of all growths.

As you grow older,

you will discover that you have two hands,

one for helping yourself,

the other for helping others.

Technology is nothing.

What's important is that you have a faith in people,

that they're basically good and smart.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

I wanted to minimize the number of regrets

I had when I was 80.

It behooves every man to remember

that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance,

and that, in the end,

progress is accomplished by the man who does things.