Benjamin Disraeli Quote – When To Forgo An Advantage
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.” – Benjamin Disraeli
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Aldous Huxley Quote – Sons Have Always
“Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.” – Aldous Huxley
Read moreGustave Flaubert Quote – Look At It Long Enough
“To make anything interesting you simply have to look at it long enough.” – Gustave Flaubert
Read moreSimone Weil Quote – Humility is attentive patience
“Humility is attentive patience.” – Simone Weil
Read moreKarl Barth Quote – The Beginning Of An Uprising
“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” – Karl Barth
Read moreWilliam James Quote – Afraid To Be Poor
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the moneymaking street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. We have lost the power even of imagining what the ancient idealization of […]
Read moreWilliam Shakespeare Quote – Expectation is the root of all heartache
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.” – William Shakespeare
Read moreWendell Berry Quote – The Past Is Our Definition
“The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.” – Wendell Berry
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – I Had A Friend Who Believed In Me
“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Read moreOscar 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
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