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These effective expressions function as directing beacons, promoting both thought and feeling. They serve to encourage us throughout life's obstacles and to celebrate its triumphes. Drawing from a varied range of voices - from philosophers to poets, leaders to innovators - these quotes catch the human experience in all its complexity. Whether you're looking for inspiration, motivation, or a fresh point of view, let these words assist you navigate life's journey and discover delight in every minute.

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Small: Success is a journey, not a destination
Ben Sweetland
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: If at first you dont succeed, try, try again
William Edward Hickson
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
William Edward Hickson, Writer
Small: A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit
Arnold H. Glasow
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
Small: We cannot hold a torch to light anothers path without brightening our own
Ben Sweetland
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"
Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author
Small: Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop
H. L. Mencken
"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible
Marion C. Garretty
"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
Small: One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency
Arnold H. Glasow
"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
Small: Do what you do best, and you will succeed
Øystein Stray Spetalen
"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"
Øystein Stray Spetalen, Businessman
Small: Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress
Epictetus
"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom
Pythagoras
"As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
Small: The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water
Sophocles
"The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water"
Sophocles, Author
Small: Music is my religion
Jimi Hendrix
"Music is my religion"
Jimi Hendrix, Musician
Small: The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to
Peter Knights
"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"
Peter Knights, Activist
Small: Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing to
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: The time to relax is when you dont have time for it
"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it"
Sydney J. Harris, Journalist
Small: It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are
Clive James
"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are"
Clive James, Author
Small: By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his p
Ashley Montagu
"By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
Small: Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success
Ben Sweetland
"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again
Willa Cather
"Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again"
Willa Cather, Author
Small: The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease
Voltaire
"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: The biggest coward is a man who awakens a womans love with no intention of loving her
Bob Marley
"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her"
Bob Marley, Musician
Small: Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth"
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Author
Small: Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: If you cannot be a poet, be the poem
"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"
David Carradine, Actor
Small: A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: w
Lao Tzu
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"
Lao Tzu, Author
Small: Buildings should serve people, not the other way around
John Portman
"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"
John Portman, Architect
Small: Im not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog
"I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog"
Whitey Herzog, Athlete
Small: Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of
Stephen King
"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"
Stephen King, Author
Small: Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills...
"Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing"
Gail Sheehy, Writer
Small: The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next
Henry Ward Beecher
"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
Small: A fools paradise is a wise mans hell!
Thomas Fuller
"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity but strong and deep ones have two high tides
"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"
David Hare, Playwright
Small: A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime
Victor Hugo
"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"
Victor Hugo, Author
Small: Better ones House be too little one day than too big all the Year after
Thomas Fuller
"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are
Oscar Wilde
"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Small: As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades
"As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines"
James Longstreet, Soldier
Small: I think its fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool weve ever created.
Bill Gates
"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user"
Bill Gates, Businessman
Small: Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing
Euripides
"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing"
Euripides, Poet
Small: Im interested in playing, not working
"I'm interested in playing, not working"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
Small: Cats and monkeys monkeys and cats all human life is there
Henry James
"Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there"
Henry James, Writer
Small: Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it
Mark Twain
"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it"
Mark Twain, Author
Small: Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls
William Pennington
"Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls"
William Pennington, Politician
Small: A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body
Benjamin Franklin
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark
Rabindranath Tagore
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark"
Rabindranath Tagore, Poet
Small: The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism
Karl Marx
"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"
Karl Marx, Philosopher