Daily Quote Archives

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.”

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

“Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere with the designs of others.”

“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.”

“Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.”

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.”

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”

“Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one”

“The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.”

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”

“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.”

“Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.”

“A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road.”

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”

“Enrich my heart, mouth, hands in me, With faith, with hope, with charity, That I may run, rise, rest with Thee.”

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away.”

“Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.”

“ If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game show host.”

“An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.”

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”

“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”