It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. – Herodotus (485 – 425BC)
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Quote by Herodotus
Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot; unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they always kept strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in … Continue reading →
Quote by Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx
Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don’t anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you’re always trying for a topper you aren’t really listening. It ruins communication. – Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx, 1890 – 1977
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“If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn’t thinking.” – George S. Patton (1885-1945) “Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.” – Herodotus (5th … Continue reading →
Quote by Henri Bergson
To exist is to change, to change is to mature. – Henri Bergson