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The greatest things...

The greatest things...

The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.

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Ramana Maharshi: The degree of...

Ramana Maharshi: The degree of...

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to...

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Some people use...

Some people use...

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying...

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T Boone Pickens: Be willing to...

T Boone Pickens: Be willing to...

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the...

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Jose Ortega y Gasset: He who wishes...

Jose Ortega y Gasset: He who wishes...

He who wishes to teach us a truth should not tell it to us, but simply suggest it with a brief gesture, a gesture...

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Dodie Smith: Noble deeds and...

Dodie Smith: Noble deeds and...

Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

Source: I Capture the...

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Rainer M Rilke: It is a...

Rainer M Rilke: It is a...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the...

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George S Kaufman: I like terra...

George S Kaufman: I like terra...

I like terra firma; the more firma, the less terra.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Henry Brooks Adams: No man means...

Henry Brooks Adams: No man means...

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is...

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Women's Liberation calls...

Women's Liberation calls...

Women's Liberation calls it enslavement but the real truth about the sexual revolution is that it has made of sex an...

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Henry Brooks Adams: American society is...

Henry Brooks Adams: American society is...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is...

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Claudius: To do nothing...

Claudius: To do nothing...

To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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No one is...

No one is...

No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is to do it solemnly.

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Vincent Van Gogh: If one is...

Vincent Van Gogh: If one is...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding...

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James Thurber: You might as...

James Thurber: You might as...

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Source:...

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Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a...

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Charles V: I came, I...

Charles V: I came, I...

I came, I saw, God conquered.

Source: Remark after the Battle of Muhlberg, 23 Apr...

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Anais Nin: Dreams pass into...

Anais Nin: Dreams pass into...

Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the...

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William Gilbert: No good play...

William Gilbert: No good play...

No good play is a success; fine writing and high morals are useless on the stage. I have been scribbling twaddle for...

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James Bryce: Medicine, the only...

James Bryce: Medicine, the only...

Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its...

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