Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Authority is never without hate.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
Vanity is the quicksand of reason.
—George Sand (1804–76) French Novelist, Dramatist
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Best friends are the siblings God forgot to give us
—Unknown
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
You teach best what you most need to learn.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Novelist, Aviator
Work to become, not to acquire.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
Will is the dynamic soul-force.
—Sivananda Saraswati (1887–1963) Indian Hindu Spiritual Teacher
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
—Anatole France (1844–1924) French Novelist
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
—Unknown
The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.
—Thomas Merton (1915–68) American Trappist Monk
We must eat to live, and not live to eat.
—Henry Fielding (1707–54) English Novelist, Dramatist
Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Our inventions mirror our secret wishes.
—Lawrence Durrell (1912–90) British Biographer, Poet, Playwright, Novelist
The sweetest sound of all is praise.
—Xenophon (c.430–c.354 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Every artist writes his own autobiography.
—Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) British Sexologist, Physician, Social Reformer
A college is a place where pebbles are polished and diamonds dimmed.
—Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–99) American Lawyer, Orator, Agnostic
Before God we are all equally wise and equally foolish.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough.
—Martin Amis (b.1949) British Novelist, Journalist
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
You will make a lousy anybody else, but you are the best you in existence. You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
—Unknown
The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.
—Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) British Philosopher, Economist
The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends
—Tommy Lasorda (1927–2021) American Baseball Player, Coach
Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.
—Mignon McLaughlin (1913–83) American Journalist, Author
I am on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it.
—Indian Proverb
Rebuke with soft words and hard arguments.
—Common Proverb