Wisdom Quotes

Theodore Roosevelt

2012-05-16T16:44:38Z

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

2012-05-16T14:23:21Z

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

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Desiderius Erasmus

2012-05-16T13:41:36Z

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Theodore Roosevelt

2012-05-16T12:56:36Z

Do what you can with what you have where you are.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

2012-05-16T11:23:03Z

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Anatole France

2012-05-15T22:21:43Z

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

2012-05-15T12:48:56Z

Skill to do comes of doing.

James Russell Lowell

2012-05-15T12:00:00Z

Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

Seth Godin

2012-05-14T07:37:24Z

Greatness is frightening. With it comes responsibility.

Socrates

2012-05-13T13:35:15Z

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, & the world around us.

Deborah Tannen

2012-05-13T11:43:59Z

Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations.

Stephen Covey

2012-05-12T12:50:52Z

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it.

Pablo Picasso

2012-05-12T12:00:00Z

One starts to get young at the age of sixty.

Rebecca West

2012-05-12T11:38:30Z

You must always believe that life is as extraordinary as music says it is.

Thich Nhat Hanh

2012-05-11T14:52:09Z

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others.