#loses

Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

#being #born #development #does #drop

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views. ↗

— William Congreve

#confidence #ears #his #integrity #little

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value. ↗

— Jim Rohn

#loses #sense #urgency #value #without

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#care #closest #home #love #ones

Love is all fun and games until someone loses an eye or gets pregnant. ↗

— Jim Cole

#fun #games #gets #loses #love

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. ↗

— Karl Barth

#closest thing #god #grace #laughter #thing

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see. ↗

— Jack Lemon

#being #best #brother #closest #closest friend

The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him. ↗

— H. Rap Brown

#begins #classroom #closest #convey #family

Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#accepted #against #beings #between #closest

The painter constructs, the photographer discloses. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#discloses #painter #photographer