The most poignant quotes
What the rich and famous and wise said
Thoughtful and attentive world to contenplate learn from
Note: Throughout history the rich, famous and wise have said things that have been recorded in the form of quote. It is the study of these quotes that give insight into life.
Menander of Athens ( 342 ~ 292 BC )
The man who runs may fight again.
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
When God wounds from on high he will follow with the remedy.
Nothing is more useful than silence.
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
Let the die be cast!
Culture makes all men gentle.
The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
Whom the gods love dies young.
This is living, not to live unto oneself alone.
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
Being a man, ne'er ask the gods for a life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
Everything is destroyed by its own particular vice: the destructive power resides within. Rust destroys iron, moths destroy clothes, the worm eats away the wood; but greatest of all evils is envy, impious habitant of corrupt souls, which ever was, is, and shall be a consuming disease.
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
Of all the wild beasts of land or sea,
the wildest is woman
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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