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All Quotes Collection

"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self."

"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self."

Napolean Hill, American Author

Self-Control, Self, Will

76

"Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity."

"Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Happiness, Deep, Fortune, Pleas, Pleasure

17

"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion."

"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

Identity, Confusion, Nothing

71

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, Circumstances, Prayer, Profanity

40

"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

17

"Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace."

"Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace."

Martin Luther, German Leader

37

"Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up."

"Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Humor, Men, Boxing

56

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Leadership, Chaos, Enemies, Will

70

"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."

"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Diplomacy, Mother, Sacrifice, Gain, Ideology

14

"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil."

"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Wisdom, Solitude, Thinking

43

"Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."

"Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Integrity, Right, Wrong, President

23

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Difficulties

41

"Freedom is the right to live as we wish."

"Freedom is the right to live as we wish."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

34

"Great countries are those that produce great people."

"Great countries are those that produce great people."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, People, Countries

66

"All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable."

"All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Wisdom, God, Children, Fact

43

"The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite."

"The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Freedom, Nothing, Workers, World

26

"Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France."

"Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, France, Reading, Sense, Writing

17

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Opportunity, Time, Right, Will

79

"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization."

"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Unity, Ability, Beauty, Civilization, Diversity

35

"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Knowledge, Mind

22

"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."

"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Destiny, Work, Heart, Desire

162

"Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay."

"Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Business, Credit

13

"Evil is easy, and has infinite forms."

"Evil is easy, and has infinite forms."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Evil, Infinite

18

"No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."

"No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Humor, Time, Meeting

48

"Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action."

"Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Action, Desire

67

"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free."

"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Freedom, Butterflies

44

"Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq."

"Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

43

"A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him."

"A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before him."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Attitude, Goal, Obstacles, Opposition, Son

78

"Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time."

"Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Attitude, Time, Character, Result

90

"It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go."

"It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Attitude, Direction, Will, Wind

40

"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."

"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."

Joseph Stalin, Russian Leader

Politics, Facts, Mankind, Poor, Property

48

"To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty."

"To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Wisdom, Difficulty, Will

66

"What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."

"What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Leadership, Character, Performance, Virtue, Actions

15

"Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life."

"Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

47

"When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader."

"When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, War, Leader, People, Fear

12

"I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way."

"I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Freedom, Hell, Right

12

"Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith."

"Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Patriotism, Faith, Time, Race, Will

16

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

Mark Twain, American Author

24

"People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me."

"People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Identity, People, Right

45

"For every benefit you receive a tax is levied."

"For every benefit you receive a tax is levied."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

18

"Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."

"Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Progress, Conservatism, Future, Preparation

133

"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities."

"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities."

Mark Twain, American Author

Society, Civilization

29

"The fewer the words, the better the prayer."

"The fewer the words, the better the prayer."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, Prayer, Words

30

"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war."

"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

23

"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."

"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Greed, Man, World

15

"Two such as you with such a master speed, cannot be parted nor be swept away, from one another once you are agreed, that life is only life forevermore, together wing to wing and oar to oar."

"Two such as you with such a master speed, cannot be parted nor be swept away, from one another once you are agreed, that life is only life forevermore, together wing to wing and oar to oar."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Friendship, Life

47

"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity."

"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Humor, Calamity, Difference, Misfortune

127

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."

"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Wisdom, Future, Nothing, Now, Past

23

"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."

"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Relationship, Opportunity, Girls

21

"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."

"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Philosophy, Night, Sleep

42

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