Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. -Robert Half
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. -Robert Half
Category: Quotes of the day
The ego is not master in its own house. -Sigmund Freud
The ego is not master in its own house. -Sigmund Freud
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. -Joseph Campell
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. -Joseph Campell
"Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way." – Swami Vivekananda
“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go …
Be sincere, be brief; be seated. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
Be sincere, be brief; be seated. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. -Friedrich Engels
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. -Friedrich Engels
"Science is Christian, not when it condemns itself to the letter of things, but when, in the infinitely little, it discovers as many mysteries and as much depth and power as in the infinitely great" – Edgar Quinet
“Science is Christian, not when it condemns itself to the letter of things, but when, in the infinitely little, it discovers as many mysteries and …
Everything changes, nothing remains without change. -Buddha
Everything changes, nothing remains without change. -Buddha
"If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. -Aristotle Onassis
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. -Aristotle Onassis
Those who think they know it all are very annoying to those of us who do. -Robert K. Mueller
Those who think they know it all are very annoying to those of us who do. -Robert K. Mueller
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. -Benjamin Franklin
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. -Benjamin Franklin
Zeal without knowledge is like expedition to a man in the dark. -John Newton
Zeal without knowledge is like expedition to a man in the dark. -John Newton
Maggie Kuhn
Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many. Maggie Kuhn quotes
Kristin Hunter
“First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he …
To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail. -Abraham H. Maslow
To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail. -Abraham H. Maslow
B. A. Fajimi
“Every disappointment gives you opportunity to make another appointment.” B. A. Fajimi quotes
What is a rebel? A man who says no. -Albert Camus
What is a rebel? A man who says no. -Albert Camus
Milena Jesenska
The fact is that we all seem capable of living, because at some time or other we have taken refuge in a lie, in blindness, …
Francis Herbert Hedge
Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past. Francis Herbert …
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. -Og Mandino
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. -Og Mandino
What can’t be cured must be endured. -Robert Burton
What can’t be cured must be endured. -Robert Burton
The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. -Benjamin Disraeli
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. -Benjamin Disraeli
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. -Charles Dickens
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. -Charles Dickens
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right. -Eric Butterworth
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right. -Eric Butterworth
Howard V. Harper
Poor old Valentine, a third century priest who was clubbed and beheaded on February 14th, in the year 270, would certainly be surprised to find …
Friends show their love in times of trouble… -Euripides
Friends show their love in times of trouble… -Euripides
Neither blame or praise yourself. -Proverb
Neither blame or praise yourself. -Proverb
If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much. -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much. -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
"One of the most vexing issues in most companies is the duplex mismatching problem." – Ben Horowitz
“One of the most vexing issues in most companies is the duplex mismatching problem.” – Ben Horowitz
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. -Minna Antrim
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. -Minna Antrim
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go. -Austin Dobson
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go. -Austin Dobson
"He wanted to ride Vexing because he thought she could win." – Wayne Lawson
“He wanted to ride Vexing because he thought she could win.” – Wayne Lawson
J.R.R. Tolkien
“The wise speak only of what they know.” J.R.R. Tolkien quotes
Edwin Holt Hughes
“If we were to be asked suddenly to give a definition of humility we would doubtless be greatly embarrassed.” Edwin Holt Hughes quotes
Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die. -Stan Dale
Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die. -Stan Dale
Though sages may pour out their wisdom’s treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. -Lord Byron
Though sages may pour out their wisdom’s treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. -Lord Byron
Lord, keep my memory green. -Charles Dickens
Lord, keep my memory green. -Charles Dickens
"Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time." – Bible
“Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.” – Bible