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Ralph Waldo EmersonTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Mark TwainThunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Mignon McLaughlinEvery society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Charles Caleb ColtonApplause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Baltasar GracianWise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Ambrose BierceIf you would be accounted great by your contemporaries, be not too much greater than they.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

Ambrose BierceThe only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

Kin HubbardNobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

William Hazlitt Lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of truth.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Bible Quotes

Epistles of PaulI am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

—  Epistles of Paul ‐ Romans 1:14

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Quotes in Verse

Constantine KavafyYou long for something else, ache for other things:
praise from the Demos and the Sophists,
that hard-won, that priceless acclaim—
the Agora, the Theatre, the Crowns of Laurel.

—  Constantine Kavafy, 1868-1933, Greek poet ‐ The Satrapy

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Funny Quotes

George CarlinIt isn’t fair: the caterpillar does all the work, and the butterfly gets all the glory.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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George CarlinAs soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

EuripidesWe tend to believe that the successful man knows everything well.

Οιόμεσθα γαρ τον ευτυχούντα πάντ’ επίστασθαι καλώς.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Heraclides

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Proverbs

Yiddish proverbThe food is cooked in a pot and the plate gets the honor.

—  Yiddish proverb

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English proverbGive credit where credit is due.

—  English proverb

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