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All Quotes Collection

"Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends."

"Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Education, People, Country, Fate

79

"We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body."

"We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Happiness, Beauty, Heart, Body

11

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

Happiness, Life, Clouds, Rain, Sky

22

"Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace."

"Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Attitude, Money, Skill

47

"Truths and roses have thorns about them."

"Truths and roses have thorns about them."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

55

"Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!"

"Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!"

Augustine Og Mandino, American Author

Success, Work, Today

48

"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience."

"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience."

George Washington, American President

Wisdom, Experience, Purpose, Errors, Past

16

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards."

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Justice, Blood, Country, Man

23

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Success, Difficulties

38

"Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away."

"Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

32

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

12

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching."

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Attitude, Act, World

26

"Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities."

"Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Attitude, Men, Consideration, Needs

19

"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage."

"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Relationship, Love, People, First

13

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Life, Suffering, Waiting

17

"All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain."

"All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Lies, Words

35

"Man is by nature a political animal."

"Man is by nature a political animal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Nature, Man

18

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

11

"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."

"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."

Mark Twain, American Author

13

"We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples."

"We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Faith, Apples, Beliefs, Man

37

"No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day."

"No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Leadership, Day

15

"My favorite animal is steak."

"My favorite animal is steak."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Humor, Favorite

41

"We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age."

"We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Wisdom, Age, Entertainment, Information

52

"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

40

"In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies."

"In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Wisdom, Lies, Statistics

50

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Justice, Man, President

87

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Man, Thought, Thoughts

15

"I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk."

"I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Attitude, People, Contempt

22

"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."

"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Courage, Consistency, Virtue, Potential

56

"Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy."

"Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Philosophy, History, Virtue, Skepticism

153

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, Leader, People

27

"You fail only if you stop writing."

"You fail only if you stop writing."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

15

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Justice, Society, Time, Idea, Actions

105

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion."

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

Leadership, Army, Sheep

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"We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace."

"We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Peace, War, Negative, Affirmation

54

"If you're going to America, bring your own food."

"If you're going to America, bring your own food."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Humor, Food, America

47

"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing."

"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing."

Anais Nin, American Author

Wisdom, Death, Error, Giving, Living

60

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Life, Happiness, Time, Work

32

"They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong."

"They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Wisdom, Answers, World, Wrong

51

"Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around."

"Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around."

Abdul Kalam, Indian Statesman

Perseverance, Success, Work, Bitterness

56

"Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process."

"Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

49

"All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling."

"All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Feeling, Surrender

53

"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years."

"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Business, Money, Day, Years

63

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Attitude, Fool, Fools

54

"Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged."

"Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Motivational, Idea, Man

36

"Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage."

"Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, Life, Opportunity

13

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Politics, World

15

"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them."

"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Life, Men, Desperation, Grave, Quiet

12

"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good."

"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

67

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people."

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Politics, People, Actions, Silence, Will

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