He is rich whose income is more than his expenses; and he is poor whose expenses exceed his income.
—Jean de La Bruyere
Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
—James Whitcomb Riley (American Children’s Books Writer)
Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
—Margaret Mead (American Anthropologist)
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (Florentine Political Philosopher)
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
—Honore de Balzac (French Novelist)
The good days weren’t really so good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.
—Billy Joel (American Singer)
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.
—Donald Trump (American Businessperson, Head of State)
Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
—Edward Gibbon (English Historian)
There are three stages in a person’s life, birth, their life and death. They are not conscious of birth submit to death and forget to live.
—Jean de La Bruyere
Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.
—Hubert Humphrey (American Head of State)
Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.
—Jean de La Bruyere