Life Lesson One V1
Taken from the wisest people that ever walked our small planet throughout the ages, these timeless Quotes and Proverbs are nuggets of wisdom passed down since people were able to comprehend life and the world around them. Surprisingly, some of the same wisdom that held true in ancient times has been repeated throughout history, said in a particular way based on the era, which gives them a heavyweight of truth.
The only sin is mediocrity.
- Martha Graham 1894 – 1991; American modern dancer, choreographer & Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
- J. B. Priestley (John Boynton Priestley) 1894 – 1984; English playwright, novelist, broadcaster, critic.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
- Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865; American politician, 16th President of the U.S. during the American Civil war & instrumental in abolishing slavery.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
- Confucius 551 BC – 479 BC; Chinese teacher, politician, & philosopher.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
- Aristotle 384 BC – 322 BC; Greek philosopher, polymath, & one of the fathers of Western philosophy.
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
- Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) 1694 – 1778; French writer, historian, philosopher, & poet.
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
- Les Brown 1945 - ; American motivational speaker, politician, author, & TV host.
The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
- B. C. Forbes 1880 – 1954; Scottish-American financial journalist, author, & founder of Forbes Magazine.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
- Napoleon Hill 1883 – 1970; American author on motivation.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Michael King) 1929 - 1968; American clergyman, minister, civil rights activist. Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, & Congressional Gold Medal recipient.
Why, in our age of science, do we still have laws and policies which come from an age of superstition?
- Shereen El Feki; Arab writer.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress….Power concedes nothing without a demand.
- Frederick Douglas (Fredrick Augustus Washington Bailey) 1818 – 1895; American orator, writer, statesman, abolitionist, former slave, & autobiographer.