Dictionary of Quotes

Quotes :

1. "An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces:… "An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces: if he does he gets beyond his hearers." - William Hazlitt


2. Die Lebenskunst besteht darin zu wissen, wie man… Die Lebenskunst besteht darin zu wissen, wie man sich an wenigem erfreut und vieles erträgt. William Hazlitt


3. "They told us, ‘You don’t have the… "They told us, ‘You don't have the capacity, you lack the technical ability and the moral fiber' ... I wanted folks to respect me for my ability and not the happenstance of my birth. If you want respect, you have to give respect." - Charles McGee


4. "Having once decided to achieve a certain task,… "Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense." - Arthur Helps