H Quotes
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“He who postpones the hour of living as he ought, is like the rustic who waits for the river to pass along (before he crosses); but it glides on and will glide forever.
[Lat., Vivendi recte qui prorogat horam
Rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis; at ille
Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis aevum.]”
“He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.”
“He who practices sheel (virtue) and sayyam (self-restrain) attains to greatness”
“He who practices Tasawwuf without learning Sacred Law corrupts his faith, while he who learns Sacred Law without practicing Tasawwuf corrupts himself.
Only he who combines the two proves true.”
“He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.”
“He who praises everybody, praises nobody.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Johnson (Illustrated)
“He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.”
Source: Spiritual-Mindedness
“He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.”
“He who prays most receives most.”
“He who prays without confidence cannot hope that his prayers will be granted.”
“He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.”
Source: The Epigrams of Martial
“He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same thing as if he slew him.”
“He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter.”
Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake
“He who pretends to look on death without fear lies. All men are afraid of dying, this is the great law of sentient beings, without which the entire human species would soon be destroyed.”
“He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies”
“He who prides himself an extraordinary person by his deeds is rejected by the world; he who has independent ideas is hated by the mass.”
“He who prides himself on giving what he thinks the public wants is often creating a fictitious demand for low standards which he will then satisfy.”
“He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall.”
“He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.”
Source: An Instance of the Fingerpost
“He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things [i.e., by creating an image of them here on earth]. Nor is there at all any composite thing or creature endowed with sensation [made by God here on earth] like those in heaven. But the face is a symbol of the rational soul, the wings are the lofty ministers and energies of powers right and left, and the voice is delightful glory in endless contemplation.”
“He who proposes to be an author should first be a student.”
“He who prorogues the honesty of today till to-morrow will probably prorogue his to-morrows to eternity.”
“He who protests is an enemy; he who opposes is a corpse.”
“He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.”
“He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.”
“He who puts a product upon the market as it demands, controls that market, regardless of color. It is simply a survival of the fittest.”
“He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.”
“He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed.”
“He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.”
“He who quotes himself has a fool for a source.”
“He who reaches all his goals has probably not chosen them high enough.”
“He who reaches them without having done wrong
Will exist there like a god.
Free-striding like the lords forever!”
Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
“He who reads a story only once is condemned to read the same story his whole life.”
“He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.”
“He who realizes God attains immortality in self-knowledge and lives in the ecstasy of divine consciousness.”
“He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows should never remember it.”
“He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it.”
“He who receives a great many letters demanding answer, sees himself as if engaged in a hopeless struggle of one man against the rest of the world.”
“He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.”
“He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.”
“He who receives Communion is made holy and Divinized in soul and body in the same way that water, set over a fire, becomes boiling... Communion works like yeast that has been mixed into dough so that it leavens the whole mass; ...Just as by melting two candles together you get one piece of wax, so, I think, one who receives the Flesh and Blood of Jesus is fused together with Him by this Communion, and the soul finds that he is in Christ and Christ is in him”
“He who receives his friends and gives no personal attention to the meal which is being prepared for them, is not worthy of having friends.”
“He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief.”
“He who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character.”
Source: Writings of Nietzsche: Volume III
“He who reckons ten friends has not one.”
“He who recognizes no higher logic than that of the shilling may become a very rich man, and yet remain all the while an exceedingly poor creature; for riches are no proof whatever of moral worth, and their glitter often serves only to draw attention to the worthlessness of their possessor, as the glow-worm's light reveals the grub.”
Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Characters, Conduct, and Perseverance
“He who recognizes that he is separate from the Prakruti (Relative Self) is a Gnani Purush (Enlightened One).”
Source: Who am I?
“He who reflects on another man's want of breeding, shows he wants it as much himself”
Source: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans: Top Biography
“He who reforms himself has done more towards reforming the public than a crowd or noisy, impotent patriots.”
“He who reforms himself, has done much toward reforming others; and one reason why the world is not reformed, is, because each would have others make a beginning, and never thinks of himself doing it.”