What an elder sees sitting; the young can’t see standing. Ibo Proverb
What an elder sees sitting; the young can’t see standing.ActionQuotations by Ibo Proverb
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.ActionQuotations by Theodore Roosevelt
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. Joaquin Setanti
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.ActionQuotations by Joaquin Setanti
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. W. Clement Stone
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.ActionQuotations by W. Clement Stone
Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it. Source Unknown
Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.ActionQuotations by Source Unknown
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time. John Wanamaker
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.ActionQuotations by John Wanamaker
One learns to itch where one can scratch. Ernest Bramah
One learns to itch where one can scratch.AdaptabilityQuotations by Ernest Bramah
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion. Blaise Pascal
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.AdmirationQuotations by Blaise Pascal
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. Carl Jung
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.AdventureQuotations by Carl Jung
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5] Bible
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5]AdversityQuotations by Bible
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Madame Marie Curie
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.ChildrenQuotations by Madame Marie Curie
A child’s education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born. Oliver Wendell Holmes
A child’s education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.ChildrenQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A child is fed with milk and praise. Mary Lamb
A child is fed with milk and praise.ChildrenQuotations by Mary Lamb
Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist once they grow up. Pablo Picasso
Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist once they grow up.ChildrenQuotations by Pablo Picasso
Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions. Saki
Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions.ChildrenQuotations by Saki
The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation. Ray L. Wilbur
The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.ChildrenQuotations by Ray L. Wilbur
A human being is a deciding being. Viktor E. Frankl
A human being is a deciding being.ChoiceQuotations by Viktor E. Frankl
Choice strengthens all. Neal Prescot
Choice strengthens all.ChoiceQuotations by Neal Prescot
Whenever I have to choose between two evils, I always like to try the one I haven’t tried before. Mae West
Whenever I have to choose between two evils, I always like to try the one I haven’t tried before.ChoiceQuotations by Mae West
God doesn’t have any grandchildren. Eli Stanley Jones
God doesn’t have any grandchildren.Christians and ChristianityQuotations by Eli Stanley Jones
The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.Christians and ChristianityQuotations by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. Thomas Carlyle
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.ChurchesQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
My own mind is my own church. Thomas Paine
My own mind is my own church.ChurchesQuotations by Thomas Paine
All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl. Jean-Luc Godard
All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.CinemaQuotations by Jean-Luc Godard
To see your drama clearly is to be liberated from it. Ken Keyes Jr.
To see your drama clearly is to be liberated from it.CircumstanceQuotations by Ken Keyes Jr.
Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great. Fred A. Allen
Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great.Cities and City LifeQuotations by Fred A. Allen
Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.Cities and City LifeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life. D. H. Lawrence
Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life.Cities and City LifeQuotations by D. H. Lawrence
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. Daniel Webster
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.CitizenshipQuotations by Daniel Webster
To accept civilization as it is practically means accepting decay. George Orwell
To accept civilization as it is practically means accepting decay.CivilizationQuotations by George Orwell
There is nothing to which men cling more tenaciously than the privileges of class. Leonard Sidney Woolf
There is nothing to which men cling more tenaciously than the privileges of class.ClassQuotations by Leonard Sidney Woolf
Remote and ineffectual don. Hilaire Belloc
Remote and ineffectual don.Colleges and UniversitiesQuotations by Hilaire Belloc
The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach. Oscar Wilde
The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach.Colleges and UniversitiesQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith. Christopher Fry
Comedy is an escape, not from truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.Comedy and ComediansQuotations by Christopher Fry
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. Peter F. Drucker
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.CommitmentQuotations by Peter F. Drucker
A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. Heywood Broun
A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.Committees and MeetingsQuotations by Heywood Broun
Common sense is calculation applied to life. Henri Frederic Amiel
Common sense is calculation applied to life.Common SenseQuotations by Henri Frederic Amiel
When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet. Michael Isenberg
When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.Common SenseQuotations by Michael Isenberg
The biggest shortage of all is the shortage of common sense. Source Unknown
The biggest shortage of all is the shortage of common sense.Common SenseQuotations by Source Unknown
The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. Dale Carnegie
The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.CommunicationQuotations by Dale Carnegie