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Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. (Aristotle)
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. View quote
Seneca
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. View quote
Confucius
Speech is the mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so is he. View quote
Publilius Syrus
The roots of education ... are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. View quote
Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. View quote
Aristotle
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. View quote
Democritus
We are all born mad. Some remain so. View quote
Samuel Beckett
Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. View quote
Plato
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. View quote
Mark Twain
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. (Oscar Wilde)
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. View quote
Henrik Ibsen
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. View quote
Aristotle
There are lies, damned lies and statistics. View quote
Mark Twain
A word to the wise is enough. View quote
Plautus
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. View quote
Laozi
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. View quote
Laozi
In order for three people to keep a secret, two must be dead. View quote
Benjamin Franklin
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. View quote
Albert Einstein
Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Some people cause happiness whenever they go. View quote
Oscar Wilde
It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere. (Voltaire)
Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them. View quote
Livy
Be the chief but never the lord. View quote
Laozi
If people's hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world. View quote
Nikola Tesla
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. View quote
Herodotus