
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.Mencius
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The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.Mencius

In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.Miyamoto Musashi

The beginning is the most important part of the work.Plato

The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers.Black Elk
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.Abraham Lincoln
It is not so important to know everything as to appreciate what we learn.Hannah More
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.Wayne Dyer
Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anybody else in the world.Eleanor Roosevelt
It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement.Mabel Newcomer
The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.Shunryu Suzuki
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel, are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.Vincent Lombardi
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.Albert Einstein
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.Dale Carnegie
It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains.Danilo Dolci
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.Etty Hillesum
We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.Wayne Dyer
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.Abraham Lincoln
The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.Dalai Lama
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.Theodore Rubin
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.Henry James
The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.Charles Dubois
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.Gautama Buddha
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.Harry Banks
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.Audre Lorde
There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.Brian Tracy
Kiss me, and you will see how important I am.Sylvia Plath
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.Steve Jobs
It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.Bill Gates
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.Elon Musk
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.Elon Musk
The most important investment you can make is in yourself.Warren Buffett
Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive.Ratan Tata
I have always believed that process is more important than results.M. S. Dhoni
One of the most important things you can accomplish is just being yourself.Dwayne Johnson
The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy — it's all that matters.Audrey Hepburn
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.Audrey Hepburn

The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.Albert Einstein

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.Maya Angelou

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.Dalai Lama

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.Albert Einstein

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.Jackie Robinson

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe