Man is a rational animal—so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life, I have looked diligently for evidence in favor of this statement, but so far I have not had the good fortune to come across it, though I have searched in many countries spread over three continents.
—Bertrand A. Russell (British Philosopher)
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (German Philosopher, Scholar)
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
—Abraham Lincoln (American Head of State)
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
—Denis Diderot (French Philosopher)
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
—Peter Drucker (Austrian-born Management Consultant)
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
—Elbert Hubbard (American Writer)
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the byproduct of other activities.
—Aldous Huxley (English Humanist)
My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.
—Jack Welch (American Businessperson)
In peace, love tunes the shepherd’s reed; in war, he mounts the warrior’s steed; in halls, in gay attire is seen; in hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and saints above; for love is heaven, and heaven is love.
—Walter Scott (Scottish Novelist)
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
—Moliere (French Playwright)
Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows. Of these obscure heroes, philosophers, and martyrs the greater part will never be known till that hour when many that were great shall be small, and the small great.
—Charles Reade