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All Quotes Collection

"You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith."

"You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

15

"Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion."

"Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Evil, Fault, Faults, Illusion

"You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence."

"You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Wisdom, Character, Courage, Independence, Man

3

"Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning."

"Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Education, Learning, Suffering

4

"America is another name for opportunity."

"America is another name for opportunity."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Opportunity, America, Name

6

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning."

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Wisdom, Meaning, Voice, Words

3

"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."

"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Motivational, Character, Man, Persistence

23

"Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?"

"Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?"

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Wisdom, Nature, Quality, States

6

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

Mark Twain, American Author

Attitude, Fight

8

"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom."

"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Goodness

2

"The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits."

"The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Life, Time, Dreams, Old, Senses

10

"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow."

"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Friendship, Thought, Want, President

4

"Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage."

"Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Self-Reflection, Courage, Courtesy, Gentleman

26

"Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks."

"Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Business

3

"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Luck, Men, Cause, Effect

3

"What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."

"What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."

Mark Twain, American Author

Woman, People, Earth

3

"It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports."

"It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Time, Quality, Actors, Events

3

"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it."

"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

137

"I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy."

"I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy."

Anais Nin, American Author

Creativity, Love, Ecstasy, Joy, Will

9

"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

Joseph Stalin, Russian Leader

Politics, People, Nothing

15

"Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade."

"Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade."

Vernon Law, American Athlete

Education, People, Learning, Trade

13

"There is no index of character so sure as the voice."

"There is no index of character so sure as the voice."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Identity, Character, Voice

20

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes."

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Eyes, Sky

1

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Progress, Causes, Direction

4

"A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us."

"A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Friendship, Life, Day, Mind

3

"God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live."

"God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live."

Stephen King, American Author

3

"We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die."

"We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Progress, Life, Personality

2

"The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm."

"The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

War, Clouds, Myth, Production

3

"Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class."

"Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Class, State

6

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Business, Jobs, Mind

3

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope."

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

15

"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life."

"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Life, Fear

5

"The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies."

"The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Wisdom, Day, Sunset, Tea

6

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Life, Facts

2

"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."

"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Wisdom, Peace, Water

5

"What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do."

"What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Responsibility, Power, Lies

3

"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves."

"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Men, Excellence

3

"Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care."

"Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Business, Being, Care, Entertainment

4

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Life, Language, May, Meaning

5

"The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it."

"The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Dream, Wisdom, End

6

"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."

"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Destiny, Time, Mistake

4

"To lead people walk behind them."

"To lead people walk behind them."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Leadership, People

6

"Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent."

"Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

3

"I was willing to accept what I couldn't change."

"I was willing to accept what I couldn't change."

Abdul Kalam, Indian Statesman

Acceptance, Change

20

"Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it."

"Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Life, Men, Trees, Will

1

"I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute."

"I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Thought, Feet, Man

3

"Every burned book enlightens the world."

"Every burned book enlightens the world."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

2

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment."

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Patience, Disappointment, Quiet, Will

2

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

George Washington, American President

24

"It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws."

"It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Politics, Law, Laws, Ruin

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