Butler, Samuel -- Notebooks (1912)
There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule...
View ArticleLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth -- Kavanagh: A Tale, ch. 1 (1849)
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) American poetKavanagh: A Tale, ch. 1 (1849)
View ArticleGraham, John -- Letter to Pierrepont Graham
You can’t do the biggest things in this world unless you handle men; and you can’t handle men if you’re not in sympathy with them; and sympathy begins in humility. John "Old Gordon" Graham (fl. early...
View ArticleKennedy, Robert F. -- “Day of Affirmation,” address, University of Capetown,...
Like it or not we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also more open to the creative energy of men than any other time in history. And everyone here will...
View ArticleFrance, Anatole -- Speech, Académie Française (24 Dec 1896)
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet, journalist, novelist, Nobel Laureate [pseud. of...
View ArticleGracián, Baltasar -- The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)
For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think it done. Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish writer.The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)
View ArticleMontague, C. E. -- Disenchantment, ch. 15 (1922)
There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it. Charles Edward "C. E." Montague (1867-1928) English journalist, novelist, essayistDisenchantment,...
View ArticleThatcher, Margaret -- (Attributed)
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It is not a day when you lounge around doing nothing: it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it. Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)...
View ArticleAdams, Douglas -- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English writerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
View ArticleBarrie, James -- What Every Woman Knows, Act 4 (1908)
Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. James Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatistWhat Every Woman Knows, Act...
View ArticleHoffer, Eric -- The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms (1955)
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day: we have to prove...
View ArticleRossetti, Christina -- (Attributed)
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes: work never begun. Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) English poet(Attributed)
View ArticleMorrow, Dwight -- (Attributed)
The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition. Dwight Morrow (1873-1931) American...
View ArticleKettering, Charles F. -- (Attributed)
Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward...
View ArticleSantayana, George -- (Attributed)
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible is that which takes a little longer. George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-American poet and philosopher [Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruíz...
View ArticleKettering, Charles F. -- (Attributed)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of...
View ArticleButler, Samuel -- Notebooks (1912)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he...
View ArticleLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth -- Kavanagh: A Tale, ch. 1 (1849)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
View ArticleButler, Samuel -- Notebooks (1912)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he...
View ArticleLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth -- Kavanagh: A Tale, ch. 1 (1849)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
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