Author Quotes: Inspiring Words from Literary Masters (Page 5)

"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world"

Joel A. Barker, Author

"All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim"

Christopher Morley, Author

"Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death"

John Ralston Saul, Author

"A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish"

Oliver Herford, Author

"Headlines twice the size of the events"

John Galsworthy, Author

"A man is literally what he thinks"

James Allen, Author

"Truth, like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil, however deeply sown, will make its way to the light"

Ellis Peters, Author

"Quality has to be caused, not controlled"

Phil Crosby, Author

"Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road"

Stewart Brand, Author

"Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?"

Elizabeth Janeway, Author

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness"

Sophocles, Author

"A human being is only breath and shadow"

Sophocles, Author

"We have arrived at an intellectual chaos"

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Author

"If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Know people for who they are rather than for what they are"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe"

Lao Tzu, Author

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading"

Lao Tzu, Author

"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"

Lao Tzu, Author

"The lack of money is the root of all evil"

Mark Twain, Author

"Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven"

Mark Twain, Author

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest"

Mark Twain, Author

"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided"

Mark Twain, Author

"You are the architect of your own destiny; you are the master of your own fate; you are behind the steering wheel of your own life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be except the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"Happiness is a journey, not a destination"

Ben Sweetland, Author

"The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them"

Victor Hugo, Author

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