Friend Quotes

Don’t be afraid to fail,

be afraid not to try.

The only way to have

a friend is to be one.

Learn from the past,

set vivid, detailed

goals for the future,

and live in the only

moment of time over

which you have any

control: now.

You have no facial expression.

Always forgive your enemies;

nothing annoys them so much.

Quality is not an act,

it is a habit

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this.

It was just a day like any other day.

The only thing that made it significant was that

the masses of the people joined in.

V Alphabet and Letter in Red

Where there is

righteousness in the heart,

there is harmony in the house;

when there is

harmony in the house,

there is order in the nation;

when there is

order in the nation,

there is peace in the world.

Be authentic;

everything else is secondary.

Imagine all the people living life in peace.

Simplicity is the key to brilliance.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka

is the dream of youth of the nation.

My message for the youth is to collectively work for

an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.

Hope is the thing with

feathers that perches

in the soul

and sings

the tunes without the words

and never stops at all.

Don’t follow the crowd,

let the crowd follow you.

What is a weed?

A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

I can make more generals,

but horses cost money.

I am blessed to have so many great things in my life

family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs,

there is no need of bloodshed and war.

There is no necessity for it.

I am not in favor of such a course,

and I may say in advance,

there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government.

The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

This isn't a hobby;

it's a career.