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All Quotes Collection

"Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

"Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Wisdom, Darkness, Light

16

"Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense."

"Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Wisdom, Books, Nonsense

14

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Martin Luther King

40

"A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble."

"A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Conviction, Deep, Pleas, Trouble

27

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Wisdom, Decision, Nothing, Right, Wrong

36

"A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us."

"A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

16

"Find purpose. The means will follow."

"Find purpose. The means will follow."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Life, Purpose, Will

14

"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in."

"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Time, Action, Thinking

20

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

15

"Dreams are necessary to life."

"Dreams are necessary to life."

Anais Nin, American Author

9

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Humor, May, Ugly, Will

13

"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."

"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."

Robert Frost, American Poet

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"Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men."

"Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

12

"One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success."

"One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Money, Success, Work, Invention

38

"Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people."

"Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Art, Heart, Life, Nothing

17

"Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well."

"Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Life, Ability, Apology, Maturity

46

"As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them."

"As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Identity, Men, Women, Books, Lonely

16

"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."

"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

13

"Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless."

"Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Time, Ability, Loss, Question

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"I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better."

"I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better."

Steve Jobs, American Businessman

Business, Fun, Trying

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"Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied."

"Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Man, Will

23

"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."

"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Humor, Gods, Cats

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"There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future."

"There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Leadership, Future, Laws, Order

53

"Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor."

"Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Life, Frankness, Man

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"It is right to give every man his due."

"It is right to give every man his due."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Man, Right

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"We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse."

"We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

82

"Those who own much have much to fear."

"Those who own much have much to fear."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

Leadership, Fear

45

"There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."

"There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Wisdom, Cynic, Nothing

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"If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there."

"If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Humor, Heaven, Want

108

"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."

"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Affection, Woman

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Leadership, Work, Leader, People, Will

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"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."

"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Time, Man, Right

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"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Wisdom, May, Order

67

"Not without hope we suffer and we mourn."

"Not without hope we suffer and we mourn."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

61

"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Creativity, Work, Art, Heart, First

15

"Take care of this moment."

"Take care of this moment."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Car, Care, Men, Mom

16

"Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life."

"Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Time, Life, Being, Clocks

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"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Friendship, Love, Friend, Enemy, Force

29

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Love, Heart, Care, Will

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"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Freedom, Idea, Democracy, President

55

"Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations."

"Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Business, Money, Morality, Commerce, Nations

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"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."

"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Humor, Christian, Sleep

65

"We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting."

"We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

18

"No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort."

"No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

29

"All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue."

"All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Virtue, Earth, Gold

16

"I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law."

"I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Fear, Being, Law

16

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Wisdom, Change, Mind

15

"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Wisdom, Money, Man, Poor

39

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Wealth, Possessions

53

"Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children."

"Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Politics, Children, Man, Needs

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