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All Quotes Collection

"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."

"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Identity, Fact, Mystery

4

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."

"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Peace, Hope, Brotherhood, Justice

7

"These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived."

"These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Society, Country

27

"We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action."

"We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Action, Actions

4

"Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."

"Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

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"If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes."

"If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Eyes

15

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

"Ability is a poor man's wealth."

John Wooden, American Coach

Success, Wealth, Ability, Man, Poor

13

"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."

"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Humor, Bed, Light, Night

16

"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Spiritual, Religion, Soul, People, Heart

10

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Improvement, Thought, Content, Want

37

"Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods."

"Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Gods, May

1

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Reflection, Anger, Fault, Forget, Man

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"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."

"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Freedom, Conflict, Hell

21

"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

Optimism, Present, Will

9

"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will."

"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Society, Government, Press, Will

6

"When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself."

"When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Mind, Talking, Thinking

12

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Challenge, Difficulty, Gain, Glory, Reputation

9

"I go to school the youth to learn the future."

"I go to school the youth to learn the future."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Education, Future, School, Youth

9

"It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my life, which in the same sentence is my obit and epitaph too, shall be them both: He made the books and he died."

"It is my aim, and every effort bent, that the sum and history of my life, which in the same sentence is my obit and epitaph too, shall be them both: He made the books and he died."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Writing, History, Life, Books, Effort

22

"It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open."

"It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Communication, Open, Talk

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"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

Mark Twain, American Author

Life, Death, Time, Fear

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"Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults."

"Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Gratitude, Faults, Man, Needs

3

"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."

"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Man, Succeed

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"It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction."

"It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Inspirational, Life, Work, Seduction

17

"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

"There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer."

John Wooden, American Coach

Faith, Peace, Mind, Prayer

9

"There is no harm in repeating a good thing."

"There is no harm in repeating a good thing."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Inspirational, Harm

5

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Inspirational, Difference, Problem, Problems, World

3

"There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold."

"There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Life, Present

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"God has entrusted me with myself."

"God has entrusted me with myself."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me."

"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Friendship, Friend, Desire, Earth

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"Men willingly believe what they wish."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

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"Most people would rather give than get affection."

"Most people would rather give than get affection."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Love, People, Affection

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"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth."

"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Philosophy, Truth, First

40

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included."

"Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Society, History, Sex, Progress, Ugly

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"Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence."

"Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

3

"Doubt is invariably the result of want or weakness of faith."

"Doubt is invariably the result of want or weakness of faith."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Faith, Doubt, Result, Want

4

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Success, Action, Key

18

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world."

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Beauty, Flowers, World

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"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

Napolean Hill, American Author

Persistence, Goal, Defeat, Sound

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"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."

George Washington, American President

Freedom, Dumb, May, Sheep

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"The faith that stands on authority is not faith."

"The faith that stands on authority is not faith."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Faith, Authority

2

"If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it."

"If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Success, Work, Desire

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"Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

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"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress."

"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress."

Mark Twain, American Author

Politics, Class, Congress, Facts

4

"The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain."

"The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Philosophy, Pain, Suffering

33

"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy."

"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Philosophy, Nothing, Universe, Wit

"Death solves all problems - no man, no problem."

"Death solves all problems - no man, no problem."

Joseph Stalin, Russian Leader

Existence, Death, Man, Problems

16

"There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living."

"There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Business, Life, Living

4

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life."

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Creativity, Life

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