"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity." – Seneca
“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.” – Seneca
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"Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." – Ann Landers
“Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” – Ann Landers
"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." – Chinese Proverbs
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” – Chinese Proverbs
"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others." – Niccolo Machiavelli
“Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.” – Niccolo Machiavelli
"Regarded as a means, (the businessman) is tolerable; as an end, he is not so satisfactory" – John Maynard Keynes
“Regarded as a means, (the businessman) is tolerable; as an end, he is not so satisfactory” – John Maynard Keynes
"A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance." – Gian Carlo Menotti
“A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.” – Gian Carlo Menotti
"There was never a good war or a bad peace." – Benjamin Franklin
“There was never a good war or a bad peace.” – Benjamin Franklin
"There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly" – Lola May
“There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly” – Lola May
"God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." – Voltaire
“God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.” – Voltaire
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." – Marianne Williamson
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our …
"It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it." – William Somerset Maugham
“It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only …
"Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness." – George Bernard Shaw
“Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.” …
"My faith runs so very much faster than my reason that I can challenge the whole world and say, ‘God is, was and ever shall be’" – Mahatma Gandhi
“My faith runs so very much faster than my reason that I can challenge the whole world and say, ‘God is, was and ever shall …
"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance." – George Bernard Shaw
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same" – Helen Keller
“Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same” – …
"One is not free to become a Christian. One must be sick enough for it." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“One is not free to become a Christian. One must be sick enough for it.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently." – William Arthur Ward
“Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.” – William Arthur Ward
"I never worry about action, but only about inaction" – Winston Churchill
“I never worry about action, but only about inaction” – Winston Churchill
"Whatever you are, be a good one." – Abraham Lincoln
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." – Tom Robbins
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.” – Tom Robbins
"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong." – Abraham Lincoln
“You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.” – Abraham Lincoln
"I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received" – Antonio Porchia
“I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received” – Antonio Porchia
"I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the fourth… rocks."" – Albert Einstein
“I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the fourth… rocks.”” …
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." – Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." – Albert Einstein
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” – Albert Einstein
"Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without." – Dr. James C. Dobson
“Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without.” – Dr. James C. Dobson
"I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged." – Stephen King
“I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged.” – Stephen King
"Hope is the dream of a soul awake." – French Proverb
“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” – French Proverb
"With my wife I don’t get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to ‘the best woman a man ever had.’ The waiter joined me." – Rodney Dangerfield
“With my wife I don’t get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to ‘the best woman a man ever had.’ The waiter …
"My heart has been stolen too – but I’ve gone and got it back every single time!" – Salma Hayek
“My heart has been stolen too – but I’ve gone and got it back every single time!” – Salma Hayek
"Do not lose hold of your dreams or asprirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live." – Henry David Thoreau
“Do not lose hold of your dreams or asprirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.” – Henry …
"A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble" – Voltaire
“A man loved by a beautiful woman will always get out of trouble” – Voltaire
"It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things." – Donald Miller
“It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will …
"A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject." – Winston Churchill
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” – Winston Churchill
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power." – Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them." – W. Edwards Deming
“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.” – W. Edwards Deming
"You always admire what you really don’t understand." – Blaise Pascal
“You always admire what you really don’t understand.” – Blaise Pascal
"Pain in the present is experienced as hurt,<br/>pain in the past is remembered as anger." – Gaelic Proverb
“Pain in the present is experienced as hurt,pain in the past is remembered as anger.” – Gaelic Proverb
"He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." – Niccolo Machiavelli
“He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.” – Niccolo Machiavelli
"Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex." – Kurt Angle
“Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex.” – Kurt Angle