Selected quotes - page 7

The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves. (Plato)
When you are going through difficulty and wonder where God is, remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. View quote
Keanu Reeves
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. View quote
Plutarch
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. View quote
Alvin Toffler
Friends show their love in times of trouble. View quote
Euripides
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. View quote
Friedrich Nietzsche
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. View quote
Sigmund Freud
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. View quote
Hippocrates
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. View quote
Voltaire
In a well-governed country, speak boldly and act boldly. In a country where lawlessness prevails, let your actions be bold but your speech tactful. (Confucius)
And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about. View quote
Haruki Murakami
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. View quote
Carl Jung
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. View quote
Plato
A society is democratic when no one is so rich that they can buy someone, and no one is so poor that they have to sell themselves. View quote
I don't know what weapons will be used in world war three, but in world war four people will use sticks and stones. View quote
Albert Einstein
When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
And you can also commit injustice by doing nothing. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. View quote
Laozi
Good people do not need law to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. View quote
Plato
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of. (Bruce Lee)
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. View quote
Socrates
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. View quote
Plato
Associate with people who are likely to improve you. View quote
Seneca
If you want to understand a person's worth, give them a little trust and see how they use it. View quote