No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself. Henry Ward Beecher
No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.DisciplineQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
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If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed. Beau Brummel
If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.DressQuotations by Beau Brummel
No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction Demetrius Phalerens
No one could be more happy than a man who has never known afflictionAfflictionQuotations by Demetrius Phalerens
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. [Job 12:12] Bible
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. [Job 12:12]Age and AgingQuotations by Bible
It’s good to be here. At 98, it’s good to be anywhere. George Burns
It’s good to be here. At 98, it’s good to be anywhere.Age and AgingQuotations by George Burns
The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish. Marcus T. Cicero
The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the foolish.Age and AgingQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
Old age is an insult. It’s like being smacked. Lawrence Durrell
Old age is an insult. It’s like being smacked.Age and AgingQuotations by Lawrence Durrell
The older we get the more we must limit ourselves if we wish to be active. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The older we get the more we must limit ourselves if we wish to be active.Age and AgingQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age. Victor Hugo
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.Age and AgingQuotations by Victor Hugo
It is a sobering thought, that when Mozart was my age he had been dead for two years. Tom Lehrer
It is a sobering thought, that when Mozart was my age he had been dead for two years.Age and AgingQuotations by Tom Lehrer
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it. Stu Mittleman
We are not limited by our old ages; we are liberate by it.Age and AgingQuotations by Stu Mittleman
Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism. Claude D. Pepper
Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.Age and AgingQuotations by Claude D. Pepper
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. Jean Rostand
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.Age and AgingQuotations by Jean Rostand
There is a remedy for everything; it is called death. Portuguese Proverb
There is a remedy for everything; it is called death.Death and DyingQuotations by Portuguese Proverb
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.Death and DyingQuotations by Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead. James Thurber
Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead.Death and DyingQuotations by James Thurber
God buries His workmen but carries on His work. Charles Wesley
God buries His workmen but carries on His work.Death and DyingQuotations by Charles Wesley
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. Christopher Lasch
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product.DebateQuotations by Christopher Lasch
Out of debt, out of danger. Proverb
Out of debt, out of danger.DebtQuotations by Proverb
If someone takes your time, it is the only debt that can’t be repaid. Source Unknown
If someone takes your time, it is the only debt that can’t be repaid.DebtQuotations by Source Unknown
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others. Pierre Charron
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.DeceptionQuotations by Pierre Charron
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. Plato
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.DeceptionQuotations by Plato
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure. George Canning
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.DecisionsQuotations by George Canning
I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose. David Livingstone
I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.DecisionsQuotations by David Livingstone
Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair. David Livingstone
Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.DedicationQuotations by David Livingstone
Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds.Deeds and Good DeedsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
O Lord, how many read the Word, and yet from vice are not deterred. Source Unknown
O Lord, how many read the Word, and yet from vice are not deterred.Deeds and Good DeedsQuotations by Source Unknown
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. Source Unknown
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.DefeatQuotations by Source Unknown
He that seeks trouble never misses. English Proverb
He that seeks trouble never misses.DelinquencyQuotations by English Proverb
Democracy give every man the right to be his own oppressor. James Russell Lowell
Democracy give every man the right to be his own oppressor.DemocracyQuotations by James Russell Lowell
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic. Woodrow T. Wilson
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.DemocracyQuotations by Woodrow T. Wilson
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair. Joseph Addison
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.DespairQuotations by Joseph Addison
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. Elie Wiesel
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.DespairQuotations by Elie Wiesel
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny. John Oliver Hobbes
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.DestinyQuotations by John Oliver Hobbes
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things. St. Francis De Sales
While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.DetailQuotations by St. Francis De Sales
The devil’s most devilish when respectable. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The devil’s most devilish when respectable.DevilQuotations by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The devil doesn’t know how to sing, only how to howl. Francis Thompson
The devil doesn’t know how to sing, only how to howl.DevilQuotations by Francis Thompson
To safeguard one’s health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness indeed. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
To safeguard one’s health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness indeed.Diets and DietingQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.DifficultiesQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have inherited new difficulties because we have inherited more privileges. Abram Sacher
We have inherited new difficulties because we have inherited more privileges.DifficultiesQuotations by Abram Sacher