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Charles DarwinA man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

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Oscar WildeNowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Albert EinsteinTry to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Franklin RooseveltI ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Vince LombardiThe measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

—  Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach

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Henry FordThere are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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RumiWisdom tells us we are not worthy; love tells us we are. My life flows between the two.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Benjamin FranklinWhen the well is dry we know the value of water.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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Henry David ThoreauBe not simply good; be good for something.

—  Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American writer

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Carl SaganYou are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.

—  Carl Sagan, 1934-1996, American astronomer

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Antonio MachadoOnly a fool thinks price and value are the same.

—  Antonio Machado, 1875-1939, Spanish poet & playwright

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Dr. Thomas FullerWe never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Northcote ParkinsonIt is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

—  Northcote Parkinson, 1909-1993, British historian

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William JamesA thing is important if anyone think it important.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Walt WhitmanI am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Mignon McLaughlinAnything you lose automatically doubles in value.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Gustave FlaubertYou can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryWhat is essential is invisible to the eye.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Jim RohnYou don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryIt is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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RumiYou know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don’t know the value of your own soul, it’s all foolishness.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Simone De BeauvoirOne’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, compassion.

—  Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer

Nikos KazantzakisThere are no ideas, there are only people who carry the ideas, and they get the height of those who carry them.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Antoine RivarolIn life as in chess, you can give up a tower, but not the queen.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Bruce LeeThe more we value things, the less we value ourselves.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

John SteinbeckThe free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

John SteinbeckAll great and precious things are lonely.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

Jean de La BruyèreA person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

Sri AurobindoThere is nothing small in God’s eyes; let there be nothing small in thine.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Alexandre DumasThe merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Marty RubinThe essentials: air, food, water, sleep, leisure, exercise, solitude, companionship. The inessentials: everything else.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

P.J. O’ RourkeSomething is worth what somebody will pay for it. Nothing else, nothing more, nothing less.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

Saul BellowEvery treasure is guarded by dragons. That’s how you can tell it’s valuable.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

George HerbertA great ship asks deep water.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

Baltasar GracianTo overvalue something is a form of lying.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Italo CalvinoAt times the mirror increases a thing’s value, at times denies it.

—  Italo Calvino, 1923-1985, Italian writer

Funny Quotes

Henry MillerWhen shit becomes valuable, the poor will be born without assholes.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ancient Greek

PlatoOne who thinks right is better than myriads who think wrong.

Εις ευ φρονών μυρίων μη φρονούντων κρείττων εστί.

—  Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Alexander the GreatTo the strongest!

Τω κρατίστω.

—  Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon

     (about who he thought was worthy enough to succeed him)

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Ancient Greek phraseThe old age of the eagle is the youth of the skylark.

Αετού γήρας κορύδου νεότης.

—  Ancient Greek phrase

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EuripidesNothing is worse than a truly bad woman, and nothing better than a truly good one.

Της μεν κακής κάκιον ουδέν γίγνεται γυναικός, εσθλής δ’ ουδέν εις υπερβολήν πέφυκ’ άμεινον.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Melanippe

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HesiodThe gods have placed sweat before value.

Αρετής προπάροιθε ιδρώτα θεοί αθάνατοι θήκαν.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -289

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Marcus AureliusLook beneath the surface; let not the inherent quality of a thing nor its worth escape you.

Έσω βλέπε· μηδενός πράγματος μήτε η ιδία ποιότης μήτε η αξία παρατρεχέτω σε.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VI, 3

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Marcus AureliusEvery man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busies himself.

Τοσούτου άξιος έκαστός εστιν, όσου άξιά εστι ταύτα περί ά εσπούδακεν.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 3

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DemocritusWe can tell the worthy and the unworthy not only from what they are doing but also from what they are thinking.

Δόκιμος ανήρ και αδόκιμος ουκ εξ ων πράσσει μόνον, αλλά και εξ ων βούλεται.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Proverbs

International proverbMen will only throw stones at trees that are laden with fruit.

—  International proverb

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Yiddish proverbThe best horse needs a whip, the wisest man advice, and the most chaste woman a man.

—  Yiddish proverb

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