To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do. Mark Twain
To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do.Law and LawyersQuotations by Mark Twain
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You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren. Horace
You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.LazinessQuotations by Horace
Absorption in ease is one of the most reliable signs of present or impending decay. Richard Weaver
Absorption in ease is one of the most reliable signs of present or impending decay.LazinessQuotations by Richard Weaver
Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so. Thomas Carlyle
Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Who has not served cannot command. John Florio
Who has not served cannot command.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by John Florio
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. Henry Kissinger
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Henry Kissinger
The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. Andre Maurois
The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Andre Maurois
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. George S. Patton
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by George S. Patton
To be omnipotent but friendless is to reign. Percy Bysshe Shelley
To be omnipotent but friendless is to reign.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley
If you want to be comfortable — take an easy job. If you aspire to leadership, take off your coat. Source Unknown
If you want to be comfortable — take an easy job. If you aspire to leadership, take off your coat.Leaders and LeadershipQuotations by Source Unknown
Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic. Roy Jr. Blount
Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.LearningQuotations by Roy Jr. Blount
We learn geology the morning after the earthquake. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.LearningQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Learning isn’t a means to an end; it is an end in itself. Robert Heinlein
Learning isn’t a means to an end; it is an end in itself.LearningQuotations by Robert Heinlein
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. Chinese Proverb
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.LearningQuotations by Chinese Proverb
He who is proficient is learning, but deficient in morals, is more deficient than proficient. Source Unknown
He who is proficient is learning, but deficient in morals, is more deficient than proficient.LearningQuotations by Source Unknown
How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue Natalie Clifford Barney
How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigueLeisureQuotations by Natalie Clifford Barney
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate. Henry David Thoreau
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.LeisureQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own. Benjamin Disraeli
Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.LiberalsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Peace is liberty in tranquillity. Marcus T. Cicero
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.LibertyQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied. Otto Herman Kahn
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.LibertyQuotations by Otto Herman Kahn
Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world. Earl Warren
Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.LibertyQuotations by Earl Warren
My library was dukedom large enough. William Shakespeare
My library was dukedom large enough.LibrariesQuotations by William Shakespeare
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true. Elias Canetti
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true.Lies and LyingQuotations by Elias Canetti
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. Graham Greene
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.Lies and LyingQuotations by Graham Greene
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant. Friedrich Nietzsche
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.Lies and LyingQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. I. F. Stone
Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.Lies and LyingQuotations by I. F. Stone
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get it’s boots on. James Watt
A lie can run around the world before the truth can get it’s boots on.Lies and LyingQuotations by James Watt
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. Marcus Aurelius
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.Life and LivingQuotations by Marcus Aurelius
It is not how many years we live, but rather what we do with them. Evangeline Cory Booth
It is not how many years we live, but rather what we do with them.Life and LivingQuotations by Evangeline Cory Booth
Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge. Lord Byron
Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge.Life and LivingQuotations by Lord Byron
While there’s life, there’s hope. Marcus T. Cicero
While there’s life, there’s hope.Life and LivingQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
Life is just a journey Princess of Wales Diana
Life is just a journeyLife and LivingQuotations by Princess of Wales Diana
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.Life and LivingQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human. Viktor E. Frankl
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.Life and LivingQuotations by Viktor E. Frankl
There is only one way to come into this world; there are too many ways to leave it. Donald Harington
There is only one way to come into this world; there are too many ways to leave it.Life and LivingQuotations by Donald Harington
Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard
Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.Life and LivingQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. John F. Kennedy
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.Life and LivingQuotations by John F. Kennedy
Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon
Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.Life and LivingQuotations by John Lennon
It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it’s one damn thing over and over. Edna St. Vincent Millay
It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it’s one damn thing over and over.Life and LivingQuotations by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world. Blaise Pascal
Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.Life and LivingQuotations by Blaise Pascal