best quotations about
Overcoming |
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Quotations
 | In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 35 likes |
 | He who overcomes others is strong, but he who overcomes himself is mightier still. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 7 likes |
 | There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 6 likes |
 | Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome. — Golda Meir, 1898-1978, Israeli Prime Minister 6 likes |
 | Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it. — Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer 2 likes |
 | A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. — Karl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist 2 likes |
 | Who overcomes By force, hath overcome but half his foe. — John Milton, 1608-1674, English poet 2 likes |
 | It’s always the idiots who prevail. Because of numerical advantage. — Frédéric Dard, 1921-2000, French writer 1 likes |
 | No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offense. |
 | Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time. |
 | But difficulties were made to be overcome and if the Supreme Will is there, they will be overcome. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher |
 | It is more glorious to overcome oneself than to overcome others. |
 | One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. |
 | I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: “The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.” In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. |
Ancient Greek
 | Difficulties are overcome with diligence. Τα χαλεπά ταις επιμελείαις αλίσκεται. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 3 likes |
