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All Quotes Collection

"A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues."

"A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Politics, Saying, Vice

25

"The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles."

"The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Life, Community, Poverty, Principles, Will

21

"The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding."

"The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Evil, Harm, Ignorance, Intentions

151

"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Equality, People, Character, Content, Day

17

"Democracy passes into despotism."

"Democracy passes into despotism."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Democracy

21

"Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."

"Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Life, Haste, Man, Succeed

11

"The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude."

"The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

19

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Attitude, Music, Man

93

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Freedom, Government, Newspapers

82

"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."

"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."

George Washington, American President

Freedom, Living, Man, Slavery, Wishes

32

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Quality, Honor, Mind

22

"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Earth, Emotions, Sky

35

"Life in abundance comes only through great love."

"Life in abundance comes only through great love."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Love, Life, Abundance

13

"Passion is the genesis of genius."

"Passion is the genesis of genius."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Passion, Genius

53

"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day."

"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Success, Day, Nothing

171

"Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote."

"Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

72

"There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one."

"There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say you see the true, This seeing is not the true one."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Truth, Nothing, President

51

"I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world."

"I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world."

Helen Keller, American Author

Spiritual, God, World

21

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom."

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Life, Happiness, Wisdom, Men, Character

15

"We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them."

"We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

21

"The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother."

"The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Unity, Men, Brother, Endurance, World

15

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions."

"Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Identity, Colors, Emotions

84

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Empathy, Self, Service, Vice

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"Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world."

"Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Nature, Thought, Space, Swallows, Universe

20

"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."

"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

Empathy, Day, Self

54

"Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham."

"Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Politics, Thought, Europe

11

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

11

"Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it."

"Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Success, Wisdom, Being, Choice, Excellence

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"There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you."

"There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

60

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven."

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, Heaven, Joy, Sorrow

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"How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?"

"How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?"

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Dream, Thoughts, State, Talking

15

"No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes."

"No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Truth, Lie, Eyes

18

"Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools."

"Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Tools

14

"The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force."

"The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Freedom, Country, Force, Military, Spirit

12

"The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it."

"The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Spiritual, Soul, Feeling, Immortality

19

"We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being."

"We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

59

"I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another."

"I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

9

"What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self."

"What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self."

Helen Keller, American Author

Empathy, Blind, Needs, Self

13

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Creativity, Act, Action, Imagination, Life

15

"Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor."

"Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Politics, Experience, Man, Poor

9

"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."

"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Politics, People, Security

45

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Wisdom, Man, Today, Yesterday

18

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Music, Fear, Danger

12

"What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin."

"What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, Difference, Tax, Skin

10

"Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!"

"Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!"

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

18

"Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world."

"Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world."

Ronald Reagan, American President

War, Violence, World

23

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Attitude, Man, Will, President

18

"Blood alone moves the wheels of history."

"Blood alone moves the wheels of history."

Martin Luther, German Leader

War, History, Blood

24

"My friends, there are no friends."

"My friends, there are no friends."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Friendship, Friends

49

"Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified."

"Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Creativity, Science, Fact

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