Quotes for TOEFL & IELTS
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· A philosopher, whose name eludes me at the moment, once said, and I am quoting, “….”
· As … once said, and I am quoting, “…….. .” With this in mind,
· There is a Chinese proverb that says, “… .” With this in mind,
Children
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”
Henry Ward Beecher
Dream
“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.”
Henry David Thoreau
Education
1. “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”
Chinese Proverb
2. Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.
3. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
4. Pen is mightier than sword.
Friend
1. “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
Helen Keller
2. A friend is a second self.
3. “A friend in need is a friend indeed,”
Family
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.”
Alex Haley
Knowledge
1. Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
Plato
2. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
3. Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.
4. Pen is mightier than sword.
Happiness
“Be happy. It is one way of being wise.”
Sidonie Gabrielle
Learning
1. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi
2. “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, feed them for a lifetime.”
3. Pen is mightier than sword.
Teaching
“A boy is better unborn than untaught.”
James Anthony
Technology
“Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.”
Freeman Dyson
Leadership
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Steve Jobs
Life
“Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.”
Anon
Money
1. “Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.”
Jim Rohn
2. Money is the notorious root of all evil.
Time
1. “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” Jim Rohn
2. Procrastination is the thief of time.
3. “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
Youth
1. “You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough.”
Joe E. Lewis
2. The prime of one’s life directs his or her lifestyle.
Society
“We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.”
Hillary Clinton
The Internet
1. “Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.”
Kent Conrad
2. “The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.”
Bill Gates
Chance/Luck/Effort/Intelligence
1. Everyone is the maker of his own fate.
2. Action is the real measure of intelligence.
3. I CAN is 100 times more important than IQ.
4. Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
5. Where there's a will, there's a way.خواستن توانستن است
6. Deeds, and not words, are what count most.
Success
1. The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
2. Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.
3. Where there's a will, there's a way.خواستن توانستن است
4. It looks like there is no solution, but where there's a will, there's a way.
5. Sir David Paradine Frost, an English journalist, writer, and television host, once said, “Do not aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.”
Teamwork
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
If we want to go fast, we can go alone, but if we want to go far, we should go together.
Mistakes/Failures
1. All wins and no defeats make Jack a dull boy.
2. A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
3. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
Taking Risks
1. Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
2. Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
Experience
The only source of knowledge is experience.
(Albert Einstein)
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
Parents
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
Travel
1. It is common knowledge that “travel broadens the mind.”
2. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Saint Augustine
Being with others or being alone
1. When everything has left you, you are alone. When you've left everything behind that's solitude.
2. A man is known by the company he keeps.
Jobs
1. A rolling stone gathers no moss: (saying) a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions, or friends but is free from responsibilities.
2. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
Aristotle
Behavior
1. People who are living in glass houses should not throw stones. (People should not criticize other people for the faults that they have themselves)
2. Practice what you preach
3. Honesty is the best policy.
4. Many a white lie better than a seditious truth.
Advertising
“Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief.”
Leo Burnett
Information
“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.”
Benjamin Disraeli
Other useful proverbs
1. As Napoleon once said, and I am quoting, “Attack is the best method of defense.”
2. Might is right.
3. Ignorance is bliss.
4. Make a mountain out of a molehill.
5. Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
6. A big head has a big headache.