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Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it"" Agatha Christie
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored. Agatha Christie
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it. Agatha Christie
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? Albert Einstein
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Kno
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Albert Einstein
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere. Albert Einstein
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. Alber
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seem
Never memorize something that you can look up. Albert Einstein
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. Albert Einstein
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Albert Einstein
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value. Albert Einstein
Any fool can know. The point is to understand. Albert Einstein
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking
You never fail until you stop trying. Albert Einstein
It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer. Albert Einstein
Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. Albert Einstein
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler. Albert Einstein
The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up. Albert Einstein
When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again. Albert E
What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right. Albert Einstein
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. Albert Einstein
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Albert Einstein
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Albert Einstein
We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. Albert Einstein
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likel
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. Albert Einstein
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. Albert Einstein
We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them spe
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking. Albert Einstein
Out of clutter, find simplicity. Albert Einstein

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right. Albert Einstein
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. Albert Einstein
Nothing happens until something moves. Albert Einstein
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Albert Einstein
A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for. Albert Einstein
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Albert Einstein
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Albert Einstein
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. Albert Einstein
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible. Albert Einstein
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Albert Einstein
Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible. Albert Einstein
You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. Albert Einstein
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. Albert Einstein
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam? Dr. Einstein: Yes; But
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Albert Einstein
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein
The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. Albert Einstein
If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking abou
I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am. Albert Einste
I want to know God's thoughts - the rest are mere details. Albert Einstein
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. Albert Einstein
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. Albert Einstein
Information is not knowledge. Albert Einstein
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another. Albert Einstein
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. Albert Einstein
The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas. Albert Einstein
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein
We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them Albert Einstein
Student is not a container you have to fill but a torch you have to light up. Albert Einstein
I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein
Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile. Einstein's reply was I don't know, why should I fill my brain
I thought of that while riding my bicycle. Albert Einstein
Play is the highest form of research. Albert Einstein
The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself. Albert Einstein
The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.
If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a
Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. Albert Einstein
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. Albert Einstein
A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth. Albert Einstein
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the World. Albert Einstein

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. Albert Ein
Learning is experience. Everything else is just information. Albert Einstein
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. Albert Einstein
All generalizations are false, including this one. Albert Einstein
Excellence is doing a common thing in an uncommon way. Albert Einstein
Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Albert Einstein
How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will. Albert Einstein
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. Albert Eins
If you dont have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? Albert Einstein
Everyone must become their own person, however frightful that may be. Albert Einstein
Our separation from each other is an optical illusion. Albert Einstein
Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Ein
Always do what's right; this will gratify some and astonish the rest. Albert Einstein
Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it. Albert Einstein
Truth is what stands the test of experience. Albert Einstein
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself. Albert Einstein
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. Albert Einstein
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If I could do it all again, I'd be a plumber. Albert Einstein
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Myste
Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of und
Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act. Albert Einstein
Failing isn't bad when you learn what not to do. Albert Einstein
The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathe
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means. Albert Einstein
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more. Albert
I prefer to make up my own quotes and attribute them to very smart people, so that I can use them to win argum
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference! Albert Einstein
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is so
It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. Albert
Generations to come, it may well be, will scarce believe that such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walk
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everythin
The punches you miss are the ones that wear you out. Angelo Dundee
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever ex
We are what we repeatedly do. Greatness then, is not an act, but a habit Aristotle
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle
Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Aristotle
No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness. Aristotle

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution;
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. Aristotle
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Aristotle
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead. Aristotle
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle
Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god. Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is ove
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. Aristotle
The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle
I have gained this by philosophy I do without being ordered what some are constrained to do by their fear of t
To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. Aristotle
The more you know, the more you know you don't know. Aristotle
Happiness is a state of activity. Aristotle
All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established. Aristotle
A friend is a second self. Aristotle
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. Aristotle
Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation. Aristotle
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. Aristotle
Through discipline comes freedom. Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle
To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd. Aristotle
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. Aristotle
We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous. Aristotle
The soul never thinks without a mental picture. Aristotle
Memory is the scribe of the soul. Aristotle
The gods too are fond of a joke. Aristotle
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way... you become just by performing just action
Happiness belongs to the self sufficient. Aristotle
Whatever lies within our power to do lies also within our power not to do. Aristotle
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals. Aristo
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. Aristotl
It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not asham
Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances. Aristotle
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom. Aristotle
It is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happ

It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily task
The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. Aristotle
We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way. Aristotle
It is likely that unlikely things should happen Aristotle
Nothing moves without having been moved. Aristotle
Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else. A
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. Aristotle
Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure Arthur Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion is the basis of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer
All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer
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The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders o
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Babe Ruth
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Babe Ruth
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in
You just can't beat the person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run. Babe Ruth
An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate ret
In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine. Benjamin Graha
The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. Benjamin Graham
The stock investor is neither right or wrong because others agreed or disagreed with him; he is right because hi
On the other hand, investing is a unique kind of casinoone where you cannot lose in the end, so long as you p
People who invest make money for themselves; people who speculate make money for their brokers. Benjam
Investing isnt about beating others at their game. Its about controlling yourself at your own game. Benjamin
Obvious prospects for physical growth in a business do not translate into obvious profits for investors. Benja
With every new wave of optimism or pessimism, we are ready to abandon history and time-tested principles, but
Invest only if you would be comfortable owning a stock even if you had no way of knowing its daily share price.
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. Benjamin Graham
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Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. Benjamin Spock
Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny. C.S. Lewis
It's difficult for an empty sack to stand upright. Charlie Munger
Knowing what you dont know is more useful than being brilliant. Charlie Munger
It's waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can't stand to wait. If you didn't get the deferred
Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferrari's I wanted the independen
Wisdom acquisition is a moral duty. Its not something you do just to advance in life. Charlie Munger
To this day, I have never taken a course anywhere, in chemistry, economics, psychology, or business. Charli
I met the towering intellectuals in books, not in the classroom, which is natural. I can't remember when I first rea
I think gold is a great thing to sew in to your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939 but I think civili

You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Christopher Columbu
The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it. Christopher Columbu
Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier. Christopher Columbus
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
When what you hear and what you see don't match, trust your eyes. Dale Renton
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Douglas Adams
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! Dr. Seus
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. Dr. Seu
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. Dr. Seuss
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. Dr. Seuss
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. Bu
You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So...get on your way! Dr. Seuss
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent! Dr. Seuss
Only you can control your future. Dr. Seuss
If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good. Dr. Seuss
If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but an
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. Epictetus
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. Epictetus
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. Epictetus
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Epictetus
Only the educated are free. Epictetus
Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself. Epictetus
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. Epictetus
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. Epictetus
Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspir
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tem
No man is free who is not master of himself. Epictetus
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. E
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves. Epictetus
Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. Epictetus
Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent. Epictetus
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment. Epictetus
It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account! Epictetus
No great thing is created suddenly. Epictetus
Difficulty shows what men are. Epictetus
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening. Epictetus

No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig,
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well
Don't live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature. Epictetus
Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen. Epictetus
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on e
A city is not adorned by external things, but by the virtue of those who dwell in it. Epictetus
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. Frank Zappa
Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to h
No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. George Lucas
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. H. Jaskson Brown Jr.
Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars worth of groceries. Tod
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. Isaac Asimov
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J.K. Rowling
Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over sma
Im not afraid... I was BORN for this! Joan of Arc
Trust yourself, then you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
May you live every day of your life. Jonathan Swift
The first duty of a man is to think for himself Jos Mart
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Mae West
One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. Mae West
All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else. Mae West
Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. Mae West
It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men. Mae West
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up. Mae West
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain. Mae West
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly. Mae West
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it. Mae West
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Failure is success if we learn from it. Malcom S. Forbes
I have not told half of what I saw. Marco Polo
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ... Marcus A
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius
Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius
Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look. Marcu
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King Jr.
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to
Only in the darkness can you see the stars. Martin Luther King Jr.

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he s
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr.
A man who won't die for something is not fit to live. Martin Luther King Jr.
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for. Martin Luther King Jr.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. Martin Luther King Jr.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King Jr.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King Jr.
The time is always right to do the right thing. Martin Luther King Jr.
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. Martin Luther King Jr.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, su
It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart. Martin Luther King Jr.
Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles. Martin Luther King Jr.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Martin Luther King Jr.
The question is not if we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. The nation and the world are
It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it. Martin Luther King Jr.
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, cruelly mocked, but it an never be taken away unless it is surrende
If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. Mo Willems
Like all magnificent things, it's very simple. Natalie Babbitt
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and less
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. Plato
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Plato
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
There is truth in wine and children. Plato
I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts. Plato
The measure of a man is what he does with power. Plato
Those who tell the stories rule society. Plato
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. Plato
Education is teaching our children to desire the right things. Plato
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. Plato
Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato
The beginning is the most important part of the work. Plato
Necessity is the mother of invention. Plato
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. Plato
Character is simply habit long continued. Plato
A house that has a library in it has a soul. Plato
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. Plato

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not b
Love is the pursuit of the whole. Plato
Writing is the geometry of the soul. Plato
True friendship can exist only between equals. Plato
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable. Plato
Everything that deceives may be said to enchant. Plato
The prize is the pleasure of finding things out. Richard Feynman
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think Socrates
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Socrates
One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you mea
My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving y
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. Steve Jobs
I want to put a ding in the universe. Steve Jobs
We think the Mac will sell zillions, but we didn't build the Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We wer
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Tho
Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent wou
We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work Thomas A. Edison
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas A. Edison
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, c
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas A. Ediso
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't. Thomas A. Edison
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison
Negative results are just what I want. Theyre just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing
There are no rules here -- we're trying to accomplish something. Thomas A. Edison
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. Thomas A. Edison
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. Thomas A
I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun. Thomas A. Edison
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied m
I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it Thomas A. Edison
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fo
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. Thomas A. Edison
There's a way to do it better - find it. Thomas A. Edison
He had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. Thomas A. E
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work
Nearly every person who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets di
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to eithe
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessant
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking. Thomas A. Edison
We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles. Thomas A. Edison
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result. Thomas A. Edison

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to
I have never failed, I've only shown the way I did it before doesn't work. Thomas A. Edison
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas A. Edison
I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. Thomas Jefferson
I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thom
On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson
We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty. Thomas Jefferson
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession tha
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. Thomas Jefferson
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led. T
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time. Thomas Jefferson
He who knows best knows how little he knows. Thomas Jefferson
. . . no people can be both ignorant and free. Thomas Jefferson
Good wine is a necessity of life for me. Thomas Jefferson
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. Th
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. Thomas Jefferson
Inevitability is for raindrops will is for you and I. unknown
Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the
I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life up until then. Warren Buffett
Investing is simple, but not easy. Warren Buffett
Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. Warren Buffett
Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill. Warren Buffett
Basically, when you get to my age, youll really measure your success in life by how many of the people you wan
Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1. Warren Buffett
If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes. Warren Buf
Never invest in a business you cant understand. Warren Buffett
I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me. Warren Buffett
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can b
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. Warren Buffett
A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing. Warren Buffet
Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to take advice from those who take the subway.
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians. Warren Buffett
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffett
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differentl
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. Warren Buffe
Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-te
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. Warr
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. Warren Buffett

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is
We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repe
Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. The
When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results. Warren Buffett
Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. Warren Buffett
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. Warren Buffett
Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years. Warren Buffe
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more pr
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas co
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. Warren Buffett
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth. Warren Buffett
I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market th
Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does. Warren Buffett
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and y
It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Warren Bu
The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you coul
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had
Beware of geeks bearing formulas. Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute. Warren Buffett
There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allo
I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over. Warren Buffett
When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is
It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. Warren Bu
Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing. Warren Buffett
We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. Warren Buffett
We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. Warr
If a business does well, the stock eventually follows. Warren Buffett
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Whether were talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down. Warr
Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. Y
The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further wh
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more pr
Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives g
Investors making purchases in an overheated market need to recognize that it may often take an extended perio
I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out. Warren Bu

We dont get paid for activity, just for being right. As to how long well wait, well wait indefinitely. Warren Buffe
A great investment opportunity occurs when a marvelous business encounters a onetime huge but solvable prob
A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent. William Blake
Youve got to be careful if you dont know where youre going, cause you might not get there. Yogi Berra