Golo Mann
Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him. Golo Mann …
Category: Quotes of the day
Nobody ever died of laughter. -Sir Max Beerbohm
Nobody ever died of laughter. -Sir Max Beerbohm
A heroic figure… not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on him. -Ezra Pound
A heroic figure… not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on him. -Ezra Pound
It is delivery that makes the orators success. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is delivery that makes the orators success. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. -Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The man who has no more problems to solve, is out of the game. -Elbert Hubbard
The man who has no more problems to solve, is out of the game. -Elbert Hubbard
Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men. -Spanish Proverb
Men can acquire knowledge, but not wisdom. Some of the greatest fools ever known were learned men. -Spanish Proverb
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action. -Al Batt
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action. -Al Batt
Ursula K. Le Guin
In the tale, in the telling, we are all one blood. Take the tale in your teeth, then, and bite till the blood runs, hoping …
Mike Todd
Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind. Mike Todd quotes
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. -St. Francis of Assisi
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. -St. Francis of Assisi
A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. -Mark Twain
A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. -Mark Twain
Change yourself, change your fortunes. -Portuguese Proverb
Change yourself, change your fortunes. -Portuguese Proverb
"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking." – Clement Attlee
“Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.” – Clement Attlee
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." – Toni Cade Bambara
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Toni Cade Bambara
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. -Hubert H. Humphrey
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. -Hubert H. Humphrey
"The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective." – Warren Buffett
“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.” – Warren Buffett
"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed" – Charles Darwin
“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed” – Charles Darwin
A person of intellect without energy added to it, is a failure. -Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
A person of intellect without energy added to it, is a failure. -Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. -Quentin Crisp
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. -Quentin Crisp
Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves. -Zig Ziglar
Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves. -Zig Ziglar
We boil at different degrees. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
We boil at different degrees. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Treasure your relationships, not your possessions. -Anthony J. D’Angelo
Treasure your relationships, not your possessions. -Anthony J. D’Angelo
A goal is a dream with a deadline. -Napoleon Hill
A goal is a dream with a deadline. -Napoleon Hill
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. -Benjamin Franklin
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. -Benjamin Franklin
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. -Indira Gandhi
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. -Indira Gandhi
Your friendship is your needs answered. -Danish Proverb
Your friendship is your needs answered. -Danish Proverb
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains -Emilie Cady
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains -Emilie Cady
No one every listened themselves out of a job. -Calvin Coolidge
No one every listened themselves out of a job. -Calvin Coolidge
Robert G. Ingersoll
“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.” Robert G. Ingersoll quotes
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. -Zig Ziglar
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. -Zig Ziglar
The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force. -Albert Einstein
The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force. -Albert Einstein
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. -Woodrow T. Wilson
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. -Woodrow T. Wilson
No crime is so great as daring to excel. -Winston Churchill
No crime is so great as daring to excel. -Winston Churchill
A mother understands what a child does not say. -Jewish Proverb
A mother understands what a child does not say. -Jewish Proverb
Gilbert Highet
“What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?” Gilbert Highet quotes
Blame is safer than praise. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Blame is safer than praise. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. -Ronald Reagan
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. -Ronald Reagan
Truth never hurts the teller. -Robert Browning
Truth never hurts the teller. -Robert Browning
The trouble with Ian is that he gets off with women because he can’t get on with them. -Rosamond Lehmann
The trouble with Ian is that he gets off with women because he can’t get on with them. -Rosamond Lehmann