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All Quotes Collection

"A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state."

"A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Constitution, State

18

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."

Mark Twain, American Author

72

"Common sense is the realized sense of proportion."

"Common sense is the realized sense of proportion."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

16

"I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn."

"I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Writing, Books, Order, Talk, Writer

13

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days."

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Wisdom, Power, End, Harm, Understanding

48

"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."

"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Democracy, Men, Respect

52

"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly."

"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Politics, Law, President

58

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."

"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."

John Wooden, American Coach

Attitude, Criticism, Praise, Weakness

88

"In some respect Journalism is like science, the best ideas were one that survived and strengthened by opposition."

"In some respect Journalism is like science, the best ideas were one that survived and strengthened by opposition."

Ian McEwan, British Author

Media, Journalism, Debate, Progress, Idea

12

"If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life."

"If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Attitude, Design, Life, Certainty, Man

12

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists."

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Nation, Question, Will, World

13

"There is more to life than increasing its speed."

"There is more to life than increasing its speed."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

85

"By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more."

"By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Politics, Government, Policy, Conscience, Nothing

11

"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet."

"Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Law, Sense

40

"It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize."

"It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Business, Labor

21

"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."

"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Attitude, People, Character, Confession, Opinion

12

"I had a lovers quarrel with the world."

"I had a lovers quarrel with the world."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Attitude, Lovers, Quarrel, World

59

"We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid."

"We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Courage, Teaching

46

"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress."

"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Nature, Time, Progress, Grave

13

"Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard."

"Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Attitude, Life, Manners

13

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Innovation, Research, Sea

17

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Life, Enemies

56

"Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful."

"Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Attitude, Successful, Man, Right

52

"Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected."

"Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Empathy, Age, Love, Truth, Will

63

"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning."

"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Trust, Planning, Thinking

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"Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand."

"Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

10

"How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it."

"How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Patriotism, Government, Disgrace, Man

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"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Education, Wealth, Books, Generations, Inheritance

14

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Attitude, Work, Life, Day, Fun

43

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Leadership, Credit, Soldiers

81

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Peace, Ability, Absence, Conflict

92

"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult."

"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Politics, Opinion, Public, Publicopinion

50

"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."

"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Knowledge, Ignorance

13

"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"

"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Happiness, Childhood, Christmas, Man, Old

13

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Success, Power, Man, Measure

12

"In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all."

"In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

14

"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Courage, Heart, Hate, Race

50

"It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy."

"It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Politics, Economy, Nothing

58

"We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike."

"We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

17

"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars."

"I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars."

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Inspirational, Love, Darkness, Light, Stars

51

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"Elegance is refusal."

"Elegance is refusal."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Attitude, Elegance

48

"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."

"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Genius, Madness

15

"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats."

"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats."

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Success, Selling, Victory, Careers

52

"San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories."

"San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories."

Jack London, American Novelist

Life, Memories, Nothing

46

"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity."

"When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Leadership, Men, End, Mediocrity

50

"I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged."

"I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged."

Stephen King, American Author

18

"It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing."

"It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Attitude, Worth

17

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality."

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Unity, Reality, Martin Luther King

29

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Attitude, Mistake, Man

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