Quotes About Value

If he could not find beauty, nothing else would be worth finding.

I will defend the absolute value of Mozart over Miley Cyrus, of course I will, but we should be wary of false dichotomies. You do not have to choose between one or the other. You can have both. The human cultural jungle should be as varied and plural as the Amazonian rainforest. We are all richer for biodiversity. We may decide that a puma is worth more to us than a caterpillar, but surely we can agree that the habitat is all the better for being able to sustain each.

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have

la eternidad es demasiado larga como para desperdiciar este breve tiempo aquí en la Tierra.

Size and elaboration were often mistaken for importance.

People seem to remember the sacrifices they made more than what the sacrifices were for.

Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value—surprisingly quickly. —DAVID MAISTER, BUSINESS AUTHOR AND CONSULTANT

Money can turn into everything but we can only turn into ourselves.

The only currency that we really have to spend during our lives is time. Everything else is just a sub-category.

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.

El respeto es un tesoro valioso que no cuesta nada. Si pudieras contener tu lengua, verías que puedes aprender a ser cortés.

For only he who has lived in darkness truly knows and values the light.

It is the poor man who clenches so tightly to the gold he is given—for fear of losing it. The man of wealth spends his gold freely to accomplish his will in the world. It is the same with life.

Pity." The elder gentleman sniffed. "Sad, really. Names are very important." "It's a matter of taste, surely." "Nothing of the sort," replied the elder Cosimo. "People get named all sorts of things—that I will concede. Whimsy, ignorance, sudden inspiration—all play a part. But if anyone guessed how monumentally important it was, the process would be taken a lot more seriously.

How is a man fortunate to live in the darkness, brother?" "Why do you wonder?" asked Blaise. "For only he who has lived in darkness truly knows and values the light.

The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.

For us to regard others as worthy, we have to begin by regarding ourselves as worthy.

True friendship never questions what it costs you.

A good self-esteem level is mostly dependant on how we value ourselves without any bias.

Without enthusiasm then what we have surrounded ourselves with becomes worthless.

One can observe that such changes in the breath are the direct result of your reaction to thoughts. If you can simply dismiss the thoughts by giving them no value then the breathing will find its own medium and become subtle.

Love does not cost a thing, but it is priceless...

Magic moments are the currency of life ... manage them well and you will be wealthy...

All what stuck in my mind was what the judge had said, and that was during the assault there must have been some passive co-operation on my part. Added to the fact that the Wests had only been fined £25 each for each of the charges against them, a total of £100 was all that I was worth.