Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
—Berthold Auerbach (1812–82) German Jewish Poet, Novelist
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.
—Robert E. Lee (1807–70) American Military Leader, Engineer
Think for yourself and question authority.
—Timothy Leary (1920–96) American Psychologist, Author
Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) Argentine Writer, Essayist, Poet
It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
—Quintilian Roman Critic, Writer
The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) English Poet, Philosopher, Diplomat, Bureaucrat
Be firm on principle but flexible on method.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
In solitude, where we are least alone.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.
—Bruce Lee (1940-73) Hong-Kong-born American Sportsperson, Actor, Philosopher, Film Director, Screenwriter
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) Roman Philosopher, Political leader, Dramatist
Money will not create success, the freedom to make it will.
—Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) South African Political leader
If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
The snow doesn’t give a soft white damn whom it touches.
—E. E. Cummings (1894–1962) American Children’s Books Writer, Poet, Artist
Conscience is a man’s compass.
—Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) Dutch Painter
Where the determination is, the way can be found.
—George Samuel Clason (1874–1957) American Businessperson, Author
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst
—Frederick Buechner (b.1926) American Presbyterian Clergyman, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist, Theologian
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.
—Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French Fashion Designer
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
—Martin Amis (b.1949) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
A well-aimed spear is worth three.
—Ted Williams (1918–2002) American Sportsperson
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Indian Hindu Polymath
What experience and history teach is this ? that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it.
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”
—Robin Williams (b.1951) American Actor, Comedian
I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
—Keith Richards (b.1943) English Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor
That’s the secret to life… replace one worry with another
—Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) American Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.
—Horace Greeley (1811–72) American Elected Rep, Politician, Reformer, Editor
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Sportsperson
How tedious is a guilty conscience
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
The gambler is a moral suicide.
—Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) English Angelic Priest, Writer, Collector
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
—Karl Barth (1886–1968) Swiss Reformed Theologian, Author
I’m writing an unauthorized autobiography
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political leader, Inventor, Diplomat, Author
History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
—George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American Drama Critic, Editor
All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and degrades those over whom it is exercised.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
—Garrison Keillor (b.1942) American Author, Humorist, Radio Personality
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
A flower is an educated weed.
—Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American Botanist, Scientist
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
—Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian Short-Story Writer
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me.
—Anatole France (1844-1924) French Novelist
Boredom is the deadliest poison.
—William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925–2008) American TV Personality, Author
There is no teaching to compare with example.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941) British Military Leader, Writer, Author
The sole equality on earth is death
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.
—William Congreve (1670–1729) English Playwright, Poet
Wisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.
—Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) Lebanese-born American Philosopher, Poet, Painter, Theologian, Sculptor
Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.
—Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) American Novelist, Dramatist
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
—Publilius Syrus Syrian-born Latin Writer
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
—Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) American Military Leader
Patience is also a form of action.
—Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) French Sculptor, Artist
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Sportsperson
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
—Hugh Blair (1718–1800) Scottish Clergyman, Rhetorician, Literary Critic, Philosopher
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
Hypocrisy is oftenest clothed in the garb of religion.
—Hosea Ballou (1771–1852) American Universalist Clergyman, Writer
My home is not a place, it is people.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.
—Marge Piercy (b.1936) American Poet, Novelist, Social Activist
Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.
—Edward R. Murrow (1908–65) American Journalist, Radio Personality
The secret to success is constancy to purpose.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political leader, Inventor, Diplomat, Author
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
In summer, the song sings itself.
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) American Pediatrician, Doctor, Poet, Socialist, Author
Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
—Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French Fashion Designer
All things do help the unhappy man to fall.
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political leader, Inventor, Diplomat, Author
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
—Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) American Novelist, Human Rights Activist
Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.
—Jean-luc Godard (b.1930) French-born Swiss Film Director, Film Critic
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
—Anatole France (1844-1924) French Novelist
If someone says can’t, that shows you what to do.
—John Cage (1912–92) American Composer, Philosopher, Poet, Artist
Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.
—Juvenal (c.60–c.136 CE) Roman Poet
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
A garden is the best alternative therapy
—Germaine Greer (b.1939) Australia Academic, Journalist, Scholar, Writer
Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
—George William Curtis (1824–92) American Essayist, Public Speaker, Editor, Author
Punctuality is the soul of business.
—Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) Canadian Author, Humorist, Businessperson, Judge
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.
—Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945) American Novelist
Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.
—Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) Austrian Economist, Philosopher, Author
Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace
—Hesiod (b.1493) Greek Poet, Economist
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
You never saw a very busy person who was unhappy.
—Dorothy Dix (1861–1951) American Journalist, Columnist
Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
—Horace Mann (1796–1859) American Educator, Politician, Educationalist
God created the flirt as soon as he made the fool.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.
—Lope de Vega (1562–1635) Spanish Playwright, Poet
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
—Che Guevara (1928–67) Argentinean Political leader, Diplomat, Physician, Author
A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Novelist, Aviator
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
—Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967) American Businessperson, Philanthropists
Away with you, water, destruction of wine
—Catullus (84–54 BCE) Roman Latin Poet
Depression is the inability to construct a future.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
What is originality?. Undetected plagiarism.
—William Ralph Inge (1860–1954) English Anglican Clergyman, Priest, Mystic
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
—Hesiod (b.1493) Greek Poet, Economist
An honor is not diminished for being shared.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need no trumpet.
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.
—Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) Italian Poet, Essayist, Philosopher
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Writer
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
—F. H. Bradley (1846–1924) British Philosopher
Guilt soon learns to lie.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915) British Novelist
He who praises everybody praises nobody.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
—Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) American Actor, Comedian
Never argue; repeat your assertion
—Robert Owen (1771–1858) British Social Reformer, Philosopher
From wine what sudden friendship springs
—John Gay (1685–1732) English Poet, Dramatist
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.
—Eudora Welty (1909–2001) American Short Story Writer, Novelist
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Logician, Mathematician, Historian, Social Critic
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
—Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803) Italian Dramatist
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
—Arnold Glasow (1905–98) American Businessman
Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.
—Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751) English Politician, Philosopher
The sound of water says what I think.
—Zhuang Zhou (369BCE–286BCE) Chinese Philosopher
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Music, the mosaic of the air
—Andrew Marvell (1621–78) English Poet
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist