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All Quotes Collection

"The wisest have the most authority."

"The wisest have the most authority."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Authority

14

"When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign in solitude."

"When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign in solitude."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Peace, Business, Solitude, World

46

"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins."

"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Education, Health, Wealth, Beginning, Learning

54

"Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?"

"Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?"

Steve Jobs, American Businessman

Business, Being, Wrong

32

"The human race is governed by its imagination."

"The human race is governed by its imagination."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Inspirational, Imagination, Race

30

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Justice, Slavery, President

19

"Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man."

"Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Patriotism, Government, Democracy, Dying, Man

29

"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one."

"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Identity, Soul, Body

49

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?"

"Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?"

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, Church, Christ, First

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"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."

"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Politics, Conflict, Man, Republicans

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"No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education."

"No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Attitude, Education, Nature, Children, End

56

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty.""

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty.""

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Humor, Senate, Senators

52

"Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness."

"Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Attitude, Forgiveness, Man, Treatment

43

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Life, Art, Soul

35

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

John Wooden, American Coach

Character, Reputation

51

"It does not require money to live neat, clean, and dignified."

"It does not require money to live neat, clean, and dignified."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Attitude, Money

15

"We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out."

"We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

76

"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows."

"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

61

"The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."

"The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Inspirational, Greatness, Being, Criticism, Lies

13

"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Courage, Gods, Being, Ecstasy, Envy

22

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours."

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours."

Mark Twain, American Author

Nature, Spring, Weather

14

"It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served."

"It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Attitude, People, Belief, Class, Man

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"There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature."

"There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Attitude, Nature, Anxiety, Infinite, Leisure

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"God has no religion."

"God has no religion."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Faith, God, Religion

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"The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class."

"The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class."

Jack London, American Novelist

Attitude, God, Mother, Class

43

"There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit."

"There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Attitude, People, Conversation, Information, Wit

60

"There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice."

"There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Cowardice, Temptation

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"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."

"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Life, Confidence, Ignorance, Succeed

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"Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

87

"Pointless... like giving caviar to an elephant."

"Pointless... like giving caviar to an elephant."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

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"Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy."

"Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Men, Envy, Jealousy

295

"Make measurable progress in reasonable time."

"Make measurable progress in reasonable time."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Success, Time, Progress

56

"For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life."

"For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

63

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Words, Worth

56

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Leadership, People, Policy, Authority, Being

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"It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish."

"It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Humor, People, Fish, Fishing, Name

52

"The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way."

"The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Creativity, Science, Fiction, Open

45

"Taste cannot be controlled by law."

"Taste cannot be controlled by law."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Justice, Law, Taste

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"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government."

"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Wisdom, Government, Men, Improvement, Labor

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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Wisdom, Health, Mind

67

"Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things."

"Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Wisdom, Art, Business, Science

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"Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events."

"Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Inspirational, Events

13

"Nobody can bring you peace but yourself."

"Nobody can bring you peace but yourself."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Attitude, Peace

15

"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."

"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

11

"Better a broken promise than none at all."

"Better a broken promise than none at all."

Mark Twain, American Author

Attitude, Promise

17

"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority."

"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Strategy, Change, Superiority, Wishes, Years

48

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Religion, People, Quiet

80

"Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man."

"Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Business, Inflation, Man

20

"He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go."

"He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go."

Louis L'Amour, American Author

Motivational, Mind

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