The secret to success is constancy to purpose.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political leader, Inventor, Diplomat, Author
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
—Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Spanish Painter, Sculptor, Artist
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
—William Blake (1757–1827) English Poet, Painter, Printmaker
A garden is the best alternative therapy
—Germaine Greer (b.1939) Australia Academic, Journalist, Scholar, Writer
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French 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
The gambler is a moral suicide.
—Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) English Angelic Priest, Writer, Collector
If you would civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political leader, Inventor, Diplomat, Author
Punctuality is the soul of business.
—Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) Canadian Author, Humorist, Businessperson, Judge
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) American Military Leader
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Novelist, Aviator
Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
—John Wooden (1910–2010) American Sportsperson
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.
—Phyllis Theroux
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
In solitude, where we are least alone.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
—F. H. Bradley (1846–1924) British Philosopher
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
If someone says can’t, that shows you what to do.
—John Cage (1912–92) American Composer, Philosopher, Poet, Artist
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
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Indian Hindu Polymath
The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
—Zoltan Kodaly
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Logician, Mathematician, Historian, Social Critic
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Sportsperson
Be firm on principle but flexible on method.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.
—Jean-luc Godard (b.1930) French-born Swiss Film Director, Film Critic
We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
—Cesare Pavese
The sound of water says what I think.
—Zhuang Zhou (369BCE–286BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.
—Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) Italian Writer, Poet
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
—Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) French Head of State, Military Leader
Music, the mosaic of the air
—Andrew Marvell (1621–78) English Poet
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
—Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) English Angelic Priest, Writer, Collector
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Unknown
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”
—Robin Williams (b.1951) American Actor, Comedian
Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
—Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French Fashion Designer
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
—Hugh Blair (1718–1800) Scottish Clergyman, Rhetorician, Literary Critic, Philosopher
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
—Phyllis Diller (b.1917) American Actor, Comedian
Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
—George William Curtis (1824–92) American Essayist, Public Speaker, Editor, Author
Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Indian Hindu Polymath
Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.
—Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) American Novelist, Dramatist
The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
—Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian Short-Story Writer
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it.
—Thomas Aquinas (1225–74) Italian Catholic Priest, Philosopher, Theologian
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) Roman Philosopher, Political leader, Dramatist
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
The greater the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
—Moliere (1622–73) French Playwright
The best revenge is massive success.
—Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) American Singer
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
—Kimberly Johnson American Poet, Historian, Academic
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
—Washington Irving (1783–1859) American Author, Essayist, Biographer, Historian
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
A flower is an educated weed.
—Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American Botanist, Scientist
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
—Che Guevara (1928–67) Argentinean Political leader, Diplomat, Physician, Author
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
—Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Polymath, Painter, Sculptor, Inventor, Architect
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
—Hesiod (b.1493) Greek Poet, Economist
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
It is our job to make women unhappy with what they have.
—B. Earl Puckett (1898–1976) American Businessperson
Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Humorist
God created the flirt as soon as he made the fool.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
There is no teaching to compare with example.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941) British Military Leader, Writer, Author
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
—Anonymous
If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
Money will not create success, the freedom to make it will.
—Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) South African Political leader
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
—Karl Barth (1886–1968) Swiss Reformed Theologian, Author
We never know the worth of water ’til the well is dry.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Religious Leader, Historian, Public Speaker
I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
—Keith Richards (b.1943) English Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor
Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.
—Edward R. Murrow (1908–65) American Journalist, Radio Personality
My home is not a place, it is people.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable. Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else, – very rarely to those who say to themselves, “Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
—Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967) American Businessperson, Philanthropists
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
—Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) (1870–1916) British Short Story Writer, Satirist, Historian
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State
A well-aimed spear is worth three.
—Ted Williams (1918–2002) American Sportsperson
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.
—Robert E. Lee (1807–70) American Military Leader, Engineer
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
—John Heywood
Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.
—Lope de Vega (1562–1635) Spanish Playwright, Poet
There’s no place like home.
—Common Proverb
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work: but when they seldom come, they wished for come, and nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Guilt soon learns to lie.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915) British Novelist
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
The simplest explanation is that it doesn’t make sense.
—William Buechner (1914–85) American Nuclear Physicist
Where the determination is, the way can be found.
—George Samuel Clason (1874–1957) American Businessperson, Author
All glory comes from daring to begin.
—Eugene F. Ware
He who praises everybody praises nobody.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
—Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) English Polymath, Philosopher, Sociologist, Political Theorist
Conscience is a man’s compass.
—Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) Dutch Painter
Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) Argentine Writer, Essayist, Poet
Attention to health is life’s greatest hindrance.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
—Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) American Novelist, Human Rights Activist
A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.
—William Congreve (1670–1729) English Playwright, Poet
It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
Tears are the silent language of grief.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher
How tedious is a guilty conscience
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.
—Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) Italian Poet, Essayist, Philosopher
Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.
—Margaret Mitchell (1900–49) American Author, Novelist
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
—John F. Kennedy (1917–63) American Head of State, Journalist
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