Well Quotes

Discover a curated selection of Well quotes, ranging from reflections on wellness and doing well to images of wells as sources of depth and resilience. Whether you seek calm encouragement, a spark of motivation, or a reminder to pause and listen, these concise lines invite contemplation without preaching. Dip into them for perspective during busy days, share them to brighten a conversation, or simply enjoy the play of a small word carrying big meaning.
Small: Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity but strong and deep ones have two high tides
David Hare
"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"
David Hare, Playwright
Small: A problem well stated is a problem half-solved
Charles F. Kettering
"A problem well stated is a problem half-solved"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
Small: Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody
"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"
John Churton Collins, Critic
Small: The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out
Benito Mussolini
"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"
Benito Mussolini, 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: Living well is the best revenge
George Herbert
"Living well is the best revenge"
George Herbert, Poet
Small: If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts
W. Somerset Maugham
"If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
Small: One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before t
"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"
Christopher Hitchens, Author
Small: My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake
Aristotle
"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing
Seneca the Younger
"Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
William Edward Hickson
"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself"
William Edward Hickson, Writer
Small: Tired minds dont plan well. Sleep first, plan later
"Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later"
Walter Reisch, Scientist
Small: I decided I cant pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it
Serena Williams
"I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it"
Serena Williams, Athlete
Small: Well done is better than well said
Benjamin Franklin
"Well done is better than well said"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
Small: The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread"
Anatole France, Novelist
Small: He listens well who takes notes
"He listens well who takes notes"
Dante Alighieri, Poet
Small: The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well w
"The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all"
Gore Vidal, Novelist
Small: As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with t
"As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind"
Cleveland Amory, Historian
Small: Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, youre going to, you k
Mel Gibson
"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
Mel Gibson, Actor
Small: The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, a
"The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose"
Edward Coke, Businessman
Small: You may as well say, Thats a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion
"You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: Dont let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it.
Earl Nightingale
"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use"
Earl Nightingale, Writer
Small: Its a unique situation as well because England is a small country, so it makes it easy for the fans to travel.
"It's a unique situation as well because England is a small country, so it makes it easy for the fans to travel. If we play down in London, they get buses and we'll get three or four thousand fans come down. They'll all sit in the same area and show their support for the team"
Claudio Reyna, Athlete
Small: If youre going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy
"If you're going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy"
Charles Manson, Criminal
Small: The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more
"The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more"
Jonas Salk, Scientist
Small: CrossFit is a way of life. You eat well, you train hard, you push yourself. It teaches you so much about yours
Ben Smith
"CrossFit is a way of life. You eat well, you train hard, you push yourself. It teaches you so much about yourself"
Ben Smith, Athlete
Small: The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part the essential thing in life is no
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well"
Pierre de Coubertin, Leader
Small: The reward of a thing well done is having done it
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The reward of a thing well done is having done it"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: If you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough
Albert Einstein
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk
Henry Ward Beecher
"It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
Small: Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having
Mahatma Gandhi
"Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Im not confused. Im just well mixed
Robert Frost
"I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed"
Robert Frost, Poet
Small: Death unites as well as separates it silences all paltry feeling
Honore de Balzac
"Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
Small: We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of th
"We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
Small: Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accompli
Vincent Van Gogh
"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the
Igor Stravinsky
"The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
Small: Now, its my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ o
"Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ or Java at the same time because all the details of the languages are so much harder. Other scripting languages really don't work very well there either"
Guido van Rossum, Scientist
Small: You cant trust politicians. It doesnt matter who makes a political speech. Its all lies - and it applies to an
Bob Geldof
"You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well"
Bob Geldof, Actor
Small: There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy
"There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy"
Albert Ellis, Psychologist
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