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Laurence J PeterPeter principle: In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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VirgilThe gates of hell are open night and day.
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way.
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task and mighty labor lies.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Wilson MiznerBe nice to people on the way up because you'll meet them on the way down.

—  Wilson Mizner, 1876-1913, American playwright

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Alexandre DumasLife is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

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Cyril ConnollyWhom the Gods wish to destroy, they first call promising.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

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RumiYou’ve seen my descent. Now watch my rising.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Terry PratchettI’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

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Alexandre Dumas, filsWhen you fall, you never fall well.

—  Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer

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Stefan ZweigEvery wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.

—  Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer

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George Bernard ShawMan can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Michael CaineWhen you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.

—  Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor

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William ShakespeareSome rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Measure for Measure

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Francis BaconWe rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Orson WellesI started at the top and worked my way down.

—  Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director

Antoine RivarolAny man who rises isolates himself.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Aldοus HuxleyThanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Terry PratchettAlways remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Salvador DaliMy entire life has been determined by two competing ideas: the top and the bottom.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Marty RubinThe receding wave does not despair; it knows it will rise again.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Marty RubinPerfect balance is the art of falling gracefully.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Saul BellowThe body is subject to the force of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Sylvia PlathWhat a man is is an arrow into the future and what a woman is is the place the arrow shoots off from.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

Bill VaughanBottom is bottom, even if it is turned upside down.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Bible Quotes

Gospel of LukeAnd behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.

—  Gospel of Luke ‐ 13:30

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Latin Quotes

Latin phraseHe who does not advance, goes backwards.

Quinon proficit deficit.

—  Latin phrase

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Publilius SyrusFortune is like glass: the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Fortuna vitrea est: tum cum splendet frangitu.

—  Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims

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Funny Quotes

Mae WestShe's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.

—  Mae West, 1893-1980, American actress

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Ancient Greek

MenanderWhen the oak tree is down, all men take wood.

Δρυός πεσούσης, πάς ανήρ ξυλεύεται.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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Aesop[Zeus] is humbling the proud and exalting the humble.

Τα μεν υψηλά ταπεινών, τα δε ταπεινά υψών.

—  Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist

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Proverbs

English proverbWhat goes up must come down.

—  English proverb

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