Some Quotes

1. He who hesitates is lost.
2. Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
3. The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
4. A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
5. Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.
6. Our greatest battles are that with our own minds.
7. There are no short cuts to any place worth going.
8. One who makes no mistakes never makes anything.
9. The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
10. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
11. Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Sayings of Caliph Abu Bakr

Knowledge is the life of the mind.

Be good to others that will protect you against evil.

Patience is half the faith, and confidence is full faith.

He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

If you expect the blessings of God, be good to His people.

The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.

When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.

Sayings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH

1. A Muslim cannot be a LIAR.
2. The cure for ignorance is to question.
3. When Allah loves a servant he tests him.
4. Most of your sins are because of your tongues.
5. The strongest among you is the one who controls his anger.
6. Beware of jealousy, for it destroys your character just as fire destroys wood.
7. Beware of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between it and ALLAH.
8. If you show mercy to those who are on the earth, he who is in the heaven will show mercy to you.
9. The most perfect believer in faith is the one whose character is finest and who is kindest to his wife.
10. Whoever Follows a Path in the pursuit of knowledge Allah will make a path to Jannah easy for him
11. When you see a person who has been given more than you in money & beauty then look at those who have been given less.

Quotes of Mother Teresa

United Nations in its resolution designated the 5th of September, the ‎anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, as the International Day of Charity.

‎Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India's poor, has been declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican.Pope Francis delivered the formula for the canonization of the Albanian-born nun -- known as the "saint of the gutters" -- before huge crowds of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Sunday morning. He completed the formula of canonization, in which he declared "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a saint."

1. It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.
2. Intense love does not measure, it just gives.
3. Good works are links that form a chain of love.
4. I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.
5. If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
6. Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
7. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
8. Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
9. The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.
10. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
11. There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.

Quotes for You and Me

1. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
2. In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
3. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
4. The noblest of ideas have always been protected by warriors.
5. Envy is a sign of insecurity, yes; but so is longing to be envied.
6. Love' is the only weapon I have, I will defend with love, I will attack with love.
7. In a conflict doesn't win who has more weapons but who knows best use for them.
8. If you make peace without defence power, then you should be really ready to be ruled.
9. People build defences around a weakness, not around strength. Where self-esteem is strong, a defence is unnecessary.
10. Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love.
11. Your brand is your personal lawyer... It defends and speaks for you even in your absence. Keep calm and maintain a good brand!

Quotes on Education

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is devoted to the right to education.

The right of indigenous peoples to education is protected by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which in Article 14 states that “Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.”

Quotes on Education

1.    Education is the movement from darkness to light. 

2.    The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

3.    The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

4.    Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

5.    Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

6.    The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. 

7.    Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

8.    The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

9.    Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

10. Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

11. Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

Eleven Signs of Hope

1. If you can look to the past and smile, then you still have hope.
2. If you can see the good in other people, then you still have hope.
3. If you give people the benefit of a doubt, then you still have hope.
4. If the smile of a child can still warm your heart, then you still have hope.
5. If you can find beauty in the colors of a small flower, then you still have hope.
6. If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly, then you still have hope.
7. If the rain breaking on a roof top can still lull you to sleep, then you still have hope.
8. If you look forward to a time or place of quiet and reflection, then you still have hope.
9. If you refuse to let a friendship die, or accept that it must end, then you still have hope.
10. If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism, then you still have hope.
11. If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder, then you still have hope. 

Quotes on Photography

1. A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.
2. If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.
3. There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
4. The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.
5. Photographs not only open doors into the past but they also allow a look into the future.
6. Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
7. What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
8. I wish that all of nature’s magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed.
9. Once you learn to care, you can record images with your mind or on film. There is no difference between the two.
10. A tear contains an ocean. A photographer is aware of the tiny moments in a person’s life that reveal greater truths.
11. Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.

Quotes by Mhammad Ali

1. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
2. The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.
3. When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.
4. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
5. It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
6. It is lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
7. Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
8. Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
9. The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
10. It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
11. Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

Life Hacks

1. The harder you fall, the higher you bounce. Unknown
2. A man's dreams are an index to his greatness. Zadok Rabinwitz
3. Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it. Winston Churchill
4. There are no short cuts to any place worth going. Unknown
5. One who makes no mistakes never makes anything. Unknown
6. Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations. Unknown
7. The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. Moliere
8. It takes as much stress to be a success as it does to be a failure. Emilio J. Trujillo
9. Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin. Grace Hansen
10. Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Les Brown
11. Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey

Quotes by Abdul Sattar Edhi

1. Chasing after desires creates inner turmoil.
2. Beware of those who attribute petty instructions to God.
3. People have become educated, but have not become human.
4. The internal enemy can only be overcome by a personal revolution.
5. The internal enemy can only be overcome by a personal revolution.
6. When the devil becomes guide, dacoits and gangsters are manufactured.
7. Empty words and long praises do not impress God. Show Him your faith by your deeds.
8. I work for the suffering of the common man, something I am very proud of and will continue to do.
9. The dead has only one place to go… up. Wherever you bury them, they will go the same way, up.
10. Those who believed in changing the world were either hungry by circumstance or practiced deprivation by choice.
11. The Holy Book should open in your souls, not on your laps. Open your heart and see God’s people. In their plight you will find Him.

Spiritual Tonic - I

1. Accept your limitations
2. Stop worrying. Worry kills life.
3. Find a hobby. It will relax your nerves.
4. Don't envy. It wastes time and energy.
5. Begin each day with a PRAYER. It will arm your soul.
6. Have faith in people. Cynicism sours the disposition.
7. Never be disappointed it weaken your belief in Allah.
8. Control appetite. Over-indulgence clogs body and mind.
9. Spend some time alone for the peace of solitude and silence.
10. Read a book a week to stimulate imagination and broaden your views.
11. Try to want what you have, instead of spending your strength trying to get what you want.

Quotes for Everyone

1. Be a voice not an echo
2. Master the art of observing
3. Let what you love be what you do.
4. All glory comes from daring to begin.
5. A drop of ink may make a million think.
6. They told me I couldn’t. That’s why I did.
7. Wear your tragedies as armor not shackles.
8. From the little spark may burst a mighty flame.
9. Don’t break the silence unless you can improve it.
10. Your character should preach more loudly than your words.
11. The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.

Quotes on Life

1. Every sun has to set.
2. Eat whatever you like, but dress as others do.
3. If they can't be bothered to meet up, don't force it.
4. A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle.
5. Don't waste your time on those who don't appreciate you.
6. If they don't return your calls, don't call them or return theirs.
7. Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper.
8. Never make someone a priority for whom you are only an alternative.
9. A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
10. There are plenty of people out there who would love your company and you just don't know it yet.
11. A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.

11 Arabic Proverbs

1. A house divided cannot stand.
2. A change is as good as a rest.
3. Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
4. Ask thy purse what you should not buy.
5. A friend advises in his interest, not yours.
6. Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
7. Eat whatever you like, but dress as others do.
8. Every day of your life is a page of your history.
9. A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
10. Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.
11. A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.

Quotes by Leo Tolstoy

1. True life is lived when tiny changes occur. – Leo Tolstoy
2. We lost because we told ourselves we lost.” – Leo Tolstoy
3. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. – Leo Tolstoy
4. There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. – Leo Tolstoy
5. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. – Leo Tolstoy
6. The only thing that we know is that we know nothing and that is the highest flight of human wisdom. – Leo Tolstoy
7. Some mathematician said: ‘Pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.' – Leo Tolstoy
8. The most important knowledge is that which guides the way you lead your life. – Leo Tolstoy
9. The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to live otherwise than according to the demands of our conscience not from our mental resolution to try a new form of life. – Leo Tolstoy
10. All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Leo Tolstoy
11. Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. – Leo Tolstoy

Zaha Hadid's Quotes

In the memory of Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, born on October 31, 1950, in Baghdad, Iraq was an Iraqi-born British architect. She was the first woman and the first Muslim to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, winning it in 2004. She received the Stirling Prize in 2010 and 2011. She died of heart attack on March 31, 2016, at Miami, Florida, United States.

1. I really believe in the idea of the future.
2. My friendships are very important to me.
3. Men think a woman should not have an opinion.
4. Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.
5. What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished.
6. I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
7. Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society.
8. Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
9. I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
10. I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
11. Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect. They don't hate women. It's a very different kind of mentality.

Quote a Smile

1. All people smile in the same language.
2. You are not fully dressed without a smile.
3. A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
4. Never regret something that once made you smile.
5. The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.
6. You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
7. One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
8. Give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
9. You’ve got to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you’ve got.
10. There is no weapon in the feminine armory to which men are so vulnerable as they are to a smile.
11. Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Quotes on Innovation

1. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
2. You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.
3. If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.
4. I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
5. Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.
6. You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.
7. Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
8. There has been opposition to every innovation in the history of mankind, with the possible exception of the sword.
9. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
10. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
11. In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. Management cannot be expected to recognize a good idea unless it is presented to them by a good salesman.

Spring Quotes

1. From the end spring new beginnings.
2. Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!
3. An optimist is the human personification of spring.
4. No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.
5. No words can describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring.
6. Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
7. It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
8. You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep the Spring from coming.
9. When you see a glow on the face of every living being, Spring has arrived.
10. The day the God created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
11. Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.

Quotes on Hope

1. Hope is a waking dream.
2. Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
3. When you have lost hope, you have lost everything.
4. A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.
5. Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.
6. When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
7. There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.
8. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
9. We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.
10. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
11. Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies

Spring Quotes

1. Arrival of spring has always been therapeutic for me.
2. Spring lays wreath of flowers on the death of winter.
3. Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
4. Spring is in deed source of spring of joy oozing from our heart.
5. During Spring earth start writing rhymes of flowers on her body.
6. You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.
7. Winter lingered so long in the lap of Spring that it occasioned a great deal of talk.
8. No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.
9. Spring of my heart irrigate my body the way nature's spring nurtures plants and trees.
10. Autumn spreads nudity where as spring comes up to dress to plants and trees in colourful flowers.
11. Spring waters turn into steam in summer to become ice in winter so it could again travel through mountains and gorges as aromatic spring water.

Quotes about Family

1. A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
2. The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.
3. Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.
4. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
5. Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.
6. We must take care of our families wherever we find them.
7. Heirlooms we don’t have in our family. But stories we’ve got.
8. A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.
9. At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.
10. What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.
11. If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.