There is a homely old adage which runs: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far”.
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Explorer
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
—Robert F. Kennedy (1925–68) American Politician, Civil Rights Activist
Why Don’t you aim more to the right?
—Ben Hogan (1912–97) American Golfer
Dieters live life in the fasting lane.
—Unknown
Great men in judicial places will never want authority.
—Common Proverb
Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet.
—Unknown
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
The more arguments you win, the fewer friends you’ll have.
—Indian Proverb
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
—Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Sow a thought and reap an act.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
—Edmund Burke (1729–97) British Philosopher, Statesman
The best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow.
—Unknown
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
—Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) American Biographer, Novelist, Socialist
Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.
—Walter Anderson
A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
—Tacitus (56–117) Roman Orator, Historian
Aspirations can cure headaches
—Robert Half
Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.
—Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–99) American Lawyer, Orator, Agnostic
Love is a temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
—Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Polymath, Painter, Sculptor, Inventor, Architect
Give me a bowl of wine,
In this I bury all unkindness.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Conscience, man’s moral medicine chest.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State
Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.
—Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Playwright
Learn the luxury of doing good.
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74) Irish Novelist, Playwright, Poet
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.
—Wilson Mizner (1876–1933) American Dramatist
I like trying to win. That’s what golf is all about.
—Jack Nicklaus (b.1940) American Sportsperson
Politeness: The most acceptable hypocrisy.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
Memory is what makes us young or old.
—Alfred de Musset (1810–57) French Dramatist, Poet, Novelist
What experience and history teach is this — that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it.
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) German Philosopher
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