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give up

«Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.»
«God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.»
«A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.»
«If you can't do it, give up!»
Author: Sigmund Freud (Founder) | Keywords: give up
«Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption.»
«Give up all bad qualities in you, banish the ego and develop the spirit of surrender. You will then experience Bliss.»
«Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.»
«It's never too late to give up our prejudices.»
«For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.»
«Be Silent yourself, that will induce Silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up individual discrimination . Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself.»

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