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All Quotes Collection

"The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."

"The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Peace, Past, Poor

18

"There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow."

"There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Time, Day, Tomorrow, Yesterday

23

"People only see what they are prepared to see."

"People only see what they are prepared to see."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

1

"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

3

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, Health, Books, May, Reading

38

"Almost everything that is great has been done by youth."

"Almost everything that is great has been done by youth."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

8

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Health, Country

7

"London is a modern Babylon."

"London is a modern Babylon."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, London

7

"I have never developed indigestion from eating my words."

"I have never developed indigestion from eating my words."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Humor, Eating, Indigestion, Words

2

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Leadership, Strength, Actions

3

"I am a part of everything that I have read."

"I am a part of everything that I have read."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

8

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

93

"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."

"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Success, Money, Forget

30

"The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants."

"The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Wisdom, People, Body

24

"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."

"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Wisdom, People, Energy

3

"The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons."

"The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Wisdom, Age, Chivalry, Past

6

"For good nurture and education implant good constitutions."

"For good nurture and education implant good constitutions."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

82

"The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it."

"The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Wisdom, Intelligence, People

1

"Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best."

"Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Life, H. Jackson Brown

35

"Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction."

"Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Business, Financial, Destruction, Weapons

20

"If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying."

"If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Wisdom, People, Worry

24

"All men by nature desire knowledge."

"All men by nature desire knowledge."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Men, Nature, Knowledge, Desire

51

"The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult."

"The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Success, Victory, Defeat, Problems

7

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

Anais Nin, American Author

Courage, Time, Risk

5

"Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks."

"Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Business, Labor, Living

19

"War is the business of barbarians."

"War is the business of barbarians."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

3

"The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."

"The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Leadership, Work, People, Rest, World

35

"Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words."

"Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Diplomacy, Actions, Words

27

"We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope."

"We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

16

"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."

"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Wisdom, Life, Man, World, Years

23

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Strategy, Mistake, Enemy

36

"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."

"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Life, Government, Happiness, Care

4

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Humor, Life, Day, Fire, Man

22

"No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well."

"No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

4

"We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years."

"We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Diplomacy, Blood, Europe, Forget, Nations

23

"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."

"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Education, Government, Philosophy, School, Will

8

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Fools, Word

52

"We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets."

"We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

18

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

"Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."

John Wooden, American Coach

Success, Talent, Character, Winning

17

"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure."

"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Wisdom, Bed, Meaning, Press, Pressure

1

"On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to move around each other. I wanted to play around with that."

"On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to move around each other. I wanted to play around with that."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Empathy, People, Dance, Play

16

"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it."

"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it."

Martin Luther, German Leader

War, Religion, Humanity, States

25

"America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men."

"America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men."

Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish Inventor

Politics, Men, America, Country

17

"Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be."

"Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be."

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Leadership, May, Service

20

"People living deeply have no fear of death."

"People living deeply have no fear of death."

Anais Nin, American Author

Wisdom, Death, People, Fear, Living

8

"Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery."

"Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

History, Misery, Want

14

"Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game."

"Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Risk, Play, Will

22

"If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct."

"If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Education, Future

15

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Attitude, Happiness

19

"If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy."

"If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Philosophy, Order

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