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Daily Quote – Napoleon Bonaparte

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte quotes

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary. -Wrigley Jr., William

A short retirement urges a sweet return. -Milton, John

Martin Farquhar Tupper

“A good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and for ever.” Martin Farquhar Tupper quotes

"Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world." – Archimedes

“Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handed move the world.” – Archimedes

"You don’t have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy and encouragement." – Dan Fallon

“You don’t have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy and encouragement.” – Dan Fallon

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. -Brookner, Anita

Self-denial is painful for a moment, but very agreeable in the end. -Taylor, Jane

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it. -Ruskin, John

"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature." – Marilyn Monroe

“Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.” – Marilyn Monroe

Shun idleness is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals. -Voltaire

"We reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow, so don’t let that stop you." – Nancy Marie Hamilton

“We reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow, so don’t let that stop you.” – Nancy Marie Hamilton

Assumptions are the termites of relationships. -Winkler, Henry

Produce great men, the rest follows. -Whitman, Walt

Let’s not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse. -Mencken, H. L.

A drawing is always dragged down to the level of its caption. -Thurber, James

" If you give something away, you always get it back; and then some." – chris howler hakim

” If you give something away, you always get it back; and then some.” – chris howler hakim

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than …

It is fortunate that war is so terrible, lest we become to fond of it. -Lee, Robert E.

"Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape." – William S. Burroughs

“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.” – …

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. -Lee, Harper

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste. -Smith, Logan Pearsall

Aim at heaven, and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth, and you will get neither. -Lewis, C. S.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. -Johnson, Samuel

The power to tax is the power to destroy. -Marshall, John

"It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear." – Henry David Thoreau

“It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.” – Henry David Thoreau

When we can’t dream any longer, we die. -Emma, Goldman

Lubbock, Sir John

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, …

Renan, Ernest

The simplest school boy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life. Renan, Ernest quotes

Andrew Sullivan

“Errors are inevitable. The mark of character is not refusing to recognize them, but acknowledging them and taking responsibility.” Andrew Sullivan quotes

Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so. -Hubbard, Elbert

Compromise

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise ;in statesmanship. …