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Oscar Wilde Quote – Man Makes His End For Himself

"Man makes his end for himself out of himself; no end is imposed by external considerations." - Oscar Wilde ...

Henry David Thoreau Quote – Success

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”                                 - Henry David Thoreau ...

Abraham Lincoln Quote – If I Had Six Hours

“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the ax.” - Abraham Lincoln ...

Paul Fix Quote – Lost In Thought

"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."             - Paul Fix ...

Elbert Hubbard Quote – Killing Their Enemies

"So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs." - Elbert Hubbard ...

Theodore M. Hesburgh Quote – Inequality

"The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in America. But color was something else. Reds were murdered like wild animals. Yellows were characterized ...

Henry David Thoreau Quote – Fishing

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."           - Henry David Thoreau ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Quote – Strength

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."                                           - Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote – Courage Is More Exhilarating Than Fear

"Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful ...

Henry C. Wright Quote – Nations Gorge Themselves

"For, as wolves and tigers gorge themselves with flesh and lick their gory chops, so do nations gorge themselves with human victims, not in detail, but in masses, by wholesale." - Henry C. Wright ...