No rules for success will work if you don’t.
—Unknown
We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.
—Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) German Statesman
Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Do it now. Then it’s done.
—Unknown
Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
Keep your head and your heart going in the right direction and you will not have to worry about your feet.
—Unknown
Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
People sitting on top of the world, usually arrived there standing up.
—Unknown
Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
—Italian Proverb
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
—English Proverb
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–44) French Novelist, Aviator
I teach you the Overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him? … The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time has come to plant the seed to his highest hope.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
—Chinese Proverb
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
—H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic
Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
—James Anthony Froude (1818–94) British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, Editor
Better to try something and fail than to try nothing and succeed.
—Indian Proverb
Either a beast or a god.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
Never confuse motion with action.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.
—Andy Warhol (1928–87) American Painter, Printmaker, Film Personality
To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is.
—Chinese Proverb
Man is by nature a political animal.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Logic will not change an emotion, but action will.
—Indian Proverb
I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I want to know most of all what gnaws at their hearts.
—Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918) Italian-born French Poet, Playwright
Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
Every man has a sane spot somewhere.
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94) Scottish Novelist
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) American Head of State, Lawyer