"Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive" – Benjamin Franklin
“Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive” – Benjamin Franklin
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"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." – Charles H. Spurgeon
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your …
"I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith." – Mahatma Gandhi
“I claim to be an average man of less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman …
"The Answer to the Great Question Of…..Life, the Universe and Everything…..(is) Forty-two." – Douglas Adams
“The Answer to the Great Question Of…..Life, the Universe and Everything…..(is) Forty-two.” – Douglas Adams
"The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable." – John Cheever
“The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable.” – John Cheever
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made." – Groucho Marx
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Groucho Marx
"The very afflictions of our earthy pilgrimage are presages of our future glory, as shadows indicate the sun." – Richter
“The very afflictions of our earthy pilgrimage are presages of our future glory, as shadows indicate the sun.” – Richter
"Victory belongs to the most persevering." – Napoleon Bonaparte
“Victory belongs to the most persevering.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
"Contact with a high-minded woman is good for the life of any man" – Henry Vincent
“Contact with a high-minded woman is good for the life of any man” – Henry Vincent
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots." – Barbara Ehrenreich
“No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.” – Barbara Ehrenreich
"Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are" – George Santayana
“Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are” – George Santayana
"The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." – Robert Frost
“The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into …
"Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence." – Thomas S. Szasz
“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” – Thomas S. Szasz
"The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment" – Elbert Hubbard
“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment” – Elbert Hubbard
"The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates." – Oscar Wilde
“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” – Oscar Wilde
"Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day" – Ann Landers
“Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile …
"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering." – Paulo Coelho
“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.” – Paulo Coelho
"Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly" – Thomas C. Haliburton
“Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly” – Thomas C. Haliburton
"Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning" – Benjamin Franklin
“Words may show a man’s wit, but actions his meaning” – Benjamin Franklin
"Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t’were his own." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t’were his own.” …
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you." – Saint Augustine
“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” – Saint Augustine
"Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others." – Helen Keller
“Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.” – Helen Keller
"If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with your business." – William J. H. Boetcker
“If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with …
"I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night." – Henry Ford
“I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.” …
"It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves." – Bill Watterson
“It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.” – Bill Watterson
"I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have never done anything worth remembering." – Oscar Wilde
“I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have never done anything worth remembering.” – …
"He who’s not busy being born is busy dying" – Bob Dylan
“He who’s not busy being born is busy dying” – Bob Dylan
"Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s" – Oscar Wilde
“My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s” – Oscar Wilde
"America’s state religion, [is] patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that "treason" is morally worse than murder or rape." – William Blum
“America’s state religion, patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that “treason” is morally worse than murder or rape.” – William Blum
"Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one inch toward uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half of the world fools and the other half hypocrites." – Thomas Jefferson
“Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one …
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." – Adlai E. Stevenson
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” – Adlai E. Stevenson
"Birthdays don’t really matter much anymore … for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that’s October 2nd, the day I was diagnosed, … the day we all sort of look to and mark these milestones by one year, two year, five year, 10 year. Hopefully, I have a 50 year." – Lance Armstrong
“Birthdays don’t really matter much anymore … for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that’s October 2nd, the day I was diagnosed, …
"A politician will do anything to keep his job – even become a patriot" – William Randolph
“A politician will do anything to keep his job – even become a patriot” – William Randolph
"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?" – Elbert Hubbard
“No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, …
"The best careers advice to give to the young is ‘Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.’" – Katherine Whitehorn
“The best careers advice to give to the young is ‘Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing …
"I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them" – Herbert Henry Lehman
“I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them” – Herbert Henry Lehman