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Quotations
We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. — Konstantin Josef Jireček, 1854-1918, Czech historian & Slavist 28 likes | |
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace, and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 26 likes | |
To “catch” a husband is an art; to “hold” him is a job. — Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer 14 likes | |
When it comes to winning, you need the skill and the will. — Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist 9 likes | |
Surgeons must have an Eagle’s eye, a Lion’s heart and a Lady’s hand. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 7 likes | |
You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 7 likes | |
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 5 likes | |
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sun-dial in the shade? — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes | |
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. | |
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness. | |
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. | |
I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary | |
The woman is a lyre who only reveals her secrets to those who know how to play. | |
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. | |
Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman | |
Great wine requires a mad man to grow the vine, a wise man to take care of it, a lucid poet to produce it, and a lover to drink it. |
Funny Quotes
Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring… “How to Build a Boat.” — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 7 likes | |
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don’t have a J.O.B. — Fats Domino, 1928-2017, American singer & pianist 6 likes | |
I didn't mind being a public executioner, once I got the hang of it. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 4 likes |
Ancient Greek
Whoever knows about tragedy, knows about epics too. Όστις περί τραγωδίας οίδε, οίδε και περί επών. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 7 likes |