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All Quotes Collection

"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God."

"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, God, Heart

17

"Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure."

"Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Progress, Failure, Discontent, First

17

"I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns."

"I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

26

"No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return."

"No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Love, Friend

3

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Friendship, Blessings, Friends, Old

16

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, People, Failure

23

"Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending."

"Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Philosophy, Ending, Tragedy

12

"The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency."

"The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Justice, Truth, Consistency, Expediency

3

"Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical."

"Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

123

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Achievement, Hope, Desire

23

"Fiction is the truth inside the lie."

"Fiction is the truth inside the lie."

Stephen King, American Author

Writing, Truth, Lie, Fiction

16

"Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely."

"Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Freedom, Men, Dying

2

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Patience, Time, Desire, First

22

"Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future."

"Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better in the future."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Time, Life, Future, Past, Present

14

"Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us."

"Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Equality, Women, Cause, Rights

7

"There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself."

"There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Life, Happiness, Value

2

"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Courage, Heroes, May

5

"There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep."

"There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Criticism, America

17

"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do."

"Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do."

Mark Twain, American Author

Life, Work, Body, Play

3

"Science does not know its debt to imagination."

"Science does not know its debt to imagination."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Imagination, Science, Debt

24

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Imagination, Eyes, Focus

1

"It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today."

"It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Slang, Today

3

"What is a rebel? A man who says no."

"What is a rebel? A man who says no."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Philosophy, Man

27

"Faith is a passionate intuition."

"Faith is a passionate intuition."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Faith, Intuition

17

"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."

"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Integrity, Successful, Man, Memory

26

"The future depends on what you do today."

"The future depends on what you do today."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Success, Day, End, Future, Pen

5

"The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive."

"The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive."

Robert Frost, American Poet

4

"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get."

"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Life, Care, Children, Gardens

20

"It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it."

"It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Peace, Love, War, Sacrifice

3

"It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive."

"It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Imagination, Heart, Being, First

3

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Wisdom, Control, Values, Reality, Spiritual

3

"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

Ronald Reagan, American President

History, War, Aggression

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"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever."

"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Faith, Body, God, Nothing

3

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Motivational, Wisdom, Determination

20

"The secret to humor is surprise."

"The secret to humor is surprise."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

5

"People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never."

"People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, People, Gifts

2

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Freedom, Body, Mind, Prison, Son

4

"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment."

"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Motivational, Act, Action, Effort, Fact

88

"The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts."

"The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Strength, Virtue, Man

2

"All religions have been made by men."

"All religions have been made by men."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Philosophy, Men

24

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Politics, Consideration, First, Labor

4

"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."

"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Democracy, Government, History, Angels, Kings

7

"If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime."

"If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

Wisdom, Crime, Fault, Indifference, Moderation

19

"The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable."

"The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Spiritual, Gods, Man, Service

13

"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business."

"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Politics, Business

111

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall retrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned."

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall retrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Leadership, Men, Government, Improvement, Labor

32

"Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming."

"Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Identity, Change, Character, Responsibility

17

"Damn your principles! Stick to your party."

"Damn your principles! Stick to your party."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Party

32

"Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet."

"Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Politics, Republican

4

"You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you describe the sky and the moon? After Sylvia Plath, what can you say?"

"You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you describe the sky and the moon? After Sylvia Plath, what can you say?"

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Literature, Choice, Economy, Moon, Sky

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