đź’¬ SenQuotes.com

Three Quotes

1.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I was engulfed in darkness, but I took three strides and arrived in bliss. The first stride was a kind notion, the second, a kind phrase; and the third, a kind action.
Authors on Three Quotes: Confucius Sherrilyn Kenyon William Shakespeare Terry Pratchett Barack Obama Laozi Warren Buffett Donald Trump Jay Leno C. S. Lewis Janet Evanovich Friedrich Nietzsche Stephen King Kurt Vonnegut Phyllis Diller Mercedes Lackey Frederick Lenz Tom Felton Winston Churchill Douglas Coupland Sathya Sai Baba Rick Riordan Aristotle Martin Luther Deepak Chopra George Herbert Gautama Buddha P. J. O'Rourke Brian Tracy Ralph Waldo Emerson Conan O'Brien Erin Hunter Napoleon Bonaparte
2.
There are three people in yourself - who people think you are, who you think you are, and who you really are.
Unknown

'Within each of us exists three identities - the one that others perceive, the image we have of ourselves, and our true self.'
3.
I get letters from people who say, 'What have you got against women?' What could I possibly have against women? I've married three of them.
Lewis Grizzard

I am often asked why I seem to have some enmity towards women, but the truth is I have wedded three of them.
4.
We should always have three friends in our lives-one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we've cleared the way.
Michelle Obama

5.
There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.
Billy Graham

'There are three facets of self. There is the individual you perceive yourself to be. There is the individual others assume you are. Lastly, there is the identity God comprehends and can transform through faith.'
6.
We should ask ourselves three questions before we speak: Is it true? Is it kind? Does it glorify Christ?
Billy Graham

We should interrogate ourselves three times before we talk: Is it accurate? Is it benevolent? Does it exalt Jesus?
7.
There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
Ali ibn Abi Talib

Acuity, restraint, and taciturnity.
8.
Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.
Albert Einstein

Three powerful influences shape the world: ignorance, apprehension and avarice.
9.
You see, everyone in that locker-room gotta pager. And everyone that looks at that pager, sees the three-one-six, so their ass belongs to me.
Stone Cold Steve Austin

'Each person in that locker-room carries a beeper. And when they view the three-one-six, it is clear to them: my authority reigns.'
10.
Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.
Zoroaster

Revolve not away from the three ideal elements: Kind Reflection, Noble Speech, and Generous Action.
11.
You Americans, you treat the Third World in the way an Iraqi peasant treats his new bride. Three days of honeymoon, and then it's off to the fields.
Saddam Hussein

You Americans, you treat the Third World in the same manner as a newlywed Iraqi farmer would his partner; three days of bliss, then back to labor.
12.
The richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve an inner balance between three realms: work, love and play.
Erik Erikson

Accomplish equilibrium between the three facets of life: labor, affection and amusement.
13.
Let nothing be said about anyone unless it passes through the three sieves: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
Amy Carmichael

'No statement should be made regarding anyone without first considering its truthfulness, benevolence, and necessity.'
14.
Because I couldn't go for three.
Woody Hayes

As I was unable to manage a triple.
15.
You are not one person, but three: The one you think you are; The one others think you are; The one you really are.
Sathya Sai Baba

'You contain a trinity of identities: Your self-conception; How others perceive you; The real you.'
16.
There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy.
Blaise Pascal

17.
...if you are not like everybody else, then you are abnormal, if you are abnormal , then you are sick. These three categories, not being like everybody else, not being normal and being sick are in fact very different but have been reduced to the same thing
Michel Foucault

18.
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.
Dr. Seuss

When adversity strikes you have three alternatives. You can either permit it to shape your character, let it demolish you, or use it as a stimulus for growth.
19.
Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.
Christian Dior

20.
All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Everyone has three distinct realms of existence: societal, personal, and unknown.
21.
There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people.
Fannie Lou Hamer

'You must understand that our cause is bolstered by numbers; three individuals can be more effective than none.'
22.
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
Plato

Human actions stem from three primary sources: craving, passion, and understanding.
23.
Poetry, Painting & Music, the three Powers in man of conversing with Paradise, which the flood did not sweep away.
William Blake

'Verse, Artistry & Melody, the three Potencies in humanity of conversing with Heaven, which the deluge did not erase.'
24.
When a person is born, he can embark on only one of three roads of life: if you go right, the wolves will eat you; if you go left, you’ll eat the wolves; if you go straight, you’ll eat yourself.
Anton Chekhov

When a person is born, he can take only one of three paths in life: if you go right, the wolves will devour you; if you go left, you’ll consume the wolves; if you go forward, you’ll nourish yourself.
25.
There are three things in this world that will survive a nuclear explosion: Twinkies, cockroaches and Dean Ambroses.
Dean Ambrose

'Three entities that can endure a nuclear blast: Twinkies, cockroaches and Dean Ambroses.'
26.
There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.
Albert Ellis

'Three hindrances that impede us: I must thrive. You must be considerate to me. And the world must be uncomplicated.'
27.
It is not necessary for a preacher to express all his thoughts in one sermon. A preacher should have three principles: first, to make a good beginning, and not spend time with many words before coming to the point; secondly, to say that which belongs to the subject in chief, and avoid strange and foreign thoughts; thirdly, to stop at the proper time.
Martin Luther

28.
I was never able to have three of four beers. One's too many, and ten just ain't enough. Basically it's the way I've been since high school.
John Daly

'I've never had the capacity for more than a single alcoholic beverage. One is too much, yet ten isn't enough - this has been my demeanor since secondary school.'
29.
A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized.
Ali ibn Abi Talib

30.
If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.'
John F. MacArthur

'Divinity in our midst.'
31.
Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
Dogen

'Students, before you speak, consider the consequences. Utter only words that are beneficial to yourself and others; refrain from speaking if it carries no utility.'
32.
If you eat three times a day, you become fat. If you read three times a day, you become wise. It's better to be wise than fat.
Shimon Peres

If you consume three meals a day, you become plump. If you peruse three times a day, you become knowledgeable. It is preferable to be knowledgeable than overweight.
33.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
William Shakespeare

'It is better to be overly punctual than tardy.'
34.
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
Lou Holtz

Uphold morality, give your all, and demonstrate compassion.
35.
There are three masks: the one we think we are, the one we really are, and the one we have in common
Jacques Lecoq

'We all have three faces: the one we conceive of ourselves, the actual one, and the shared persona.'
36.
Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues.
Brother Lawrence

37.
Last time I had three or four of those I crapped for three days straight!
Stone Cold Steve Austin

I had a nasty reaction after consuming multiple of those; I suffered from intestinal distress for days!
38.
When Jesus cried, 'It is finished!' He was not speaking of the plan of redemption. There were still three days and nights to go through before He went to the throne...Jesus' death on the cross was only the beginning of the complete work of redemption.
Kenneth Copeland

39.
There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration. By domination only one side gets what it wants; by compromise neither side gets what it wants; by integration we find a way by which both sides may get what they wish.
Mary Parker Follett

40.
Three worldly things have been made dear to me: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and reading the Qur'an.
Uthman ibn Affan

I cherish providing sustenance for the needy, clothing those who are destitute and reciting the Qur'an.
41.
It seems to me that most people are impressed with just three things: how fast you can play, how high you can play, and how loud you can play.
Chet Baker

It appears to me that the majority of folk are awestruck by only three qualities: the speed with which you can perform, the altitude at which you can play, and the intensity of your sound.
42.
The three greatest fools (majaderos) of history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote - and I!
Simon Bolivar

43.
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
Bernard of Clairvaux

44.
Of the three sorts of knowledge proper to a child, the knowledge of God, of man, and of the universe,--the knowledge of God ranks first in importance, is indispensable, and most happy-making.
Charlotte Mason

45.
There are three stages in the work of God: impossible, difficult,done.
Hudson Taylor

46.
Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.
Miguel de Cervantes

47.
People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.
Martin Luther

48.
Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. - Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out. - Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure - Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.
Dan Millman

49.
Many companies aspire to change the world. But very few have all the elements required: talent, resources and perseverance. Microsoft has proven that it has all three in abundance.
Satya Nadella

50.
I cannot think on the one without quickly being encircled by the splendor of the three; nor can I discern the three without being straightway carried back to the one.
Gregory of Nazianzus