Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting — in the trying, not the triumph, Success is a personal standard — reaching for the highest that is in us — becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.
—Anonymous
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
—Anatole France (1844–1924) French Novelist
The strong man is strongest when alone.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
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) German Philosopher
It is our job to make women unhappy with what they have.
—B. Earl Puckett (1898–1976) American Businessperson
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
—Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) English Polymath, Philosopher, Sociologist, Political Theorist
Depression is the inability to construct a future.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
A garden is the best alternative therapy
—Germaine Greer (b.1939) Australia Academic, Journalist, Scholar, Writer
Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.
—Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) American Novelist, Dramatist
Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
—John Wooden (1910–2010) American Sportsperson
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
—Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) English Angelic Priest, Writer, Collector
Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.
—Horace Greeley (1811–72) American Elected Rep, Politician, Reformer, Editor
The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) English Poet, Philosopher, Diplomat, Bureaucrat
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
God created the flirt as soon as he made the fool.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.
—Edward R. Murrow (1908–65) American Journalist, Radio Personality
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
Guilt soon learns to lie.
—Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915) British Novelist
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Novelist, Aviator
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
—Keith Richards (b.1943) English Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor
The secret to success is constancy to purpose.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.
—Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004) American Psychiatrist
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
—Robert F. Kennedy (1925–68) American Politician, Civil Rights Activist
The simplest explanation is that it doesn’t make sense.
—William Buechner (1914–85) American Nuclear Physicist
It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
True friends stab you in the front.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it.
—Thomas Aquinas (1225–74) Italian Catholic Priest, Philosopher, Theologian
If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.
—Mort Walker (b.1923) American Comic Artist, Cartoonist
Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.
—Margaret Mitchell (1900–49) American Author, Novelist
We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
—Cesare Pavese
Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.
—Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751) English Politician, Philosopher
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State
Think for yourself and question authority.
—Timothy Leary (1920–96) American Psychologist, Author
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
—Arnold Glasow (1905–98) American Businessman
The snow doesn’t give a soft white damn whom it touches.
—e. e. cummings (1894–1962) American Children’s Books Writer, Poet, Artist
There’s no place like home.
—Common Proverb
Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
—Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French Fashion Designer
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
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, Essayist
If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
I’m writing an unauthorized autobiography
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
—Che Guevara (1928–67) Argentinean Political leader, Diplomat, Physician, Author
If someone says can’t, that shows you what to do.
—John Cage (1912–92) American Composer, Philosopher, Poet, Artist
In summer, the song sings itself.
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963) American Poet, Novelist, Cultural Historian
Conscience is a man’s compass.
—Vincent van Gogh (1853–90) Dutch Painter
Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
—Horace Mann (1796–1859) American Educator, Politician, Educationalist
Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.
—Jean-luc Godard (b.1930) French-born Swiss Film Director, Film Critic
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) Roman Philosopher, Political leader, Dramatist
Away with you, water, destruction of wine
—Catullus (84–54 BCE) Roman Latin Poet
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
—Martin Amis (b.1949) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
—Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian Short-Story Writer
Revenge is the abject pleasure of an abject mind.
—Juvenal (c.60–c.136 CE) Roman Poet
Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.
—Marge Piercy (b.1936) American Poet, Novelist, Social Activist
The best revenge is massive success.
—Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) American Singer
Be firm on principle but flexible on method.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
—George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American Drama Critic, Editor
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
—Karl Barth (1886–1968) Swiss Reformed Theologian, Author
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
There is no teaching to compare with example.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941) British Military Leader, Writer, Author
History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
Patience is also a form of action.
—Dick Sutphen
From wine what sudden friendship springs
—John Gay (1685–1732) English Poet, Dramatist
Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.
—Bruce Lee (1940–73) Hong-Kong-born American Sportsperson, Actor, Philosopher, Film Director, Screenwriter
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
—Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) French Head of State, Military Leader
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
—Theodore Hesburgh (b.1917) American Catholic Educator, Clergyman
All glory comes from daring to begin.
—Eugene F. Ware
If you would civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
My home is not a place, it is people.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
—Unknown
Attention to health is life’s greatest hindrance.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
—Hesiod (b.1493) Greek Poet, Economist
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
—Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803) Italian Dramatist
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
He who praises everybody praises nobody.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
—Washington Irving (1783–1859) American Author, Essayist, Biographer, Historian
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.
—Eudora Welty (1909–2001) American Short Story Writer, Novelist
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
—Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Unknown
The sound of water says what I think.
—Zhuang Zhou (369BCE–286BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”
—Robin Williams (b.1951) American Actor, Comedian
Where the determination is, the way can be found.
—George Samuel Clason (1874–1957) American Businessperson, Author
You never saw a very busy person who was unhappy.
—Dorothy Dix (1861–1951) American Journalist, Columnist
Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow.
—John M. Ford (1957–2006) American Novelist, Writer, Poet
Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
—George William Curtis (1824–92) American Essayist, Public Speaker, Editor, Author
A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.
—Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864) English Writer, Poet
A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.
—Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) American Children’s Books Writer, Poet, Biographer, Novelist, Socialist
You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
—Phyllis Diller (b.1917) American Actor, Comedian
Punctuality is the soul of business.
—Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) Canadian Author, Humorist, Businessperson, Judge
Boredom is the deadliest poison.
—William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925–2008) American TV Personality, Author
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Clergyman, Writer
Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Humorist
Argument, again, is the death of conversation, if carried on in a spirit of hostility.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
—Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967) American Businessperson, Philanthropists
A well-aimed spear is worth three.
—Ted Williams (1918–2002) American Sportsperson
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Indian Hindu Polymath
Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace
—Hesiod (b.1493) Greek Poet, Economist
Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.
—Phyllis Theroux
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.
—Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) Italian Writer, Poet
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
—Hugh Blair (1718–1800) Scottish Clergyman, Rhetorician, Literary Critic, Philosopher
Never argue; repeat your assertion
—Robert Owen (1771–1858) British Social Reformer, Philosopher
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
The gambler is a moral suicide.
—Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) English Angelic Priest, Writer, Collector
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
—John F. Kennedy (1917–63) American Head of State, Journalist
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
—Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Spanish Painter, Sculptor, Artist
Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.
—Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) Austrian Economist, Philosopher, Author
A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.
—William Congreve (1670–1729) English Playwright, Poet
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
—John Heywood
The sole equality on earth is death
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.
—Robert E. Lee (1807–70) Confederate General during American Civil War
That’s the secret to life… replace one worry with another
—Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) American Cartoonist, Writer, 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
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Guilt is a rope that wears thin.
—Ayn Rand (1905–82) Russian-born American Novelist, Philosopher, Playwright, Screenwriter
In solitude, where we are least alone.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
—Kimberly Johnson American Poet, Historian, Academic
Music, the mosaic of the air
—Andrew Marvell (1621–78) English Metaphysical Poet
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
—Edmund Burke (1729–97) British Philosopher, Statesman
The sweetest sound of all is praise.
—Xenophon (c.430–c.354 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Tears are the silent language of grief.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
—Garrison Keillor (b.1942) American Author, Humorist, Radio Personality
Chance favors those in motion.
—James H. Austin American Buddhist Neuroscientist, Scientist, Author, Academic
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
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
Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
—Quintilian Roman Critic, Writer
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
—Anonymous
How tedious is a guilty conscience
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
—Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) (1870–1916) British Short Story Writer, Satirist, Historian
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
Money will not create success, the freedom to make it will.
—Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) South African Political leader
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
—F. H. Bradley (1846–1924) British Philosopher
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get
—Arnold Palmer (b.1929) American Sportsperson
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
—Berthold Auerbach (1812–82) German Jewish Poet, Novelist
Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) Argentine Writer, Essayist, Poet
He has the deed half done who has made a beginning.
—Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (65–8 BCE) Roman Poet
Hypocrisy is oftenest clothed in the garb of religion.
—Hosea Ballou (1771–1852) American Universalist Clergyman, Writer
Wisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.
—Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-born American Philosopher, Poet, Painter, Theologian, Sculptor
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
We never know the worth of water ’til the well is dry.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Clergyman, Writer
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
An honor is not diminished for being shared.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (b.1949) American Novelist, Writer
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Sportsperson
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Indian Hindu Polymath
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Sportsperson
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American 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
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) American Military Leader
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.
—Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) Italian Poet, Essayist, Philosopher
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
—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
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American Novelist
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need no trumpet.
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
—Walt Whitman (1819–92) American Poet, Essayist, Journalist, American, Poet, Essayist, Journalist
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. Where there is no ventilation fresh air is declared unwholesome. Where there is no religion hypocrisy becomes good taste. Where there is no knowledge ignorance calls itself science.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
All things do help the unhappy man to fall.
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
Memory is what makes us young or old.
—Alfred de Musset (1810–57) French Dramatist, Poet, Novelist
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.
—Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945) American Novelist
The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
—Zoltan Kodaly
Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.
—Lope de Vega (1562–1635) Spanish Playwright, Poet
A flower is an educated weed.
—Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American Botanist, Scientist
The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.
—Germaine Greer (b.1939) Australia Academic, Journalist, Scholar, Writer
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
—Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) American Novelist, Human Rights Activist
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author