All Quotes
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The true law of the race is progress and development. Whatever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.Simms
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.Thomas Fuller
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.Earl of Chesterfield
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.Charles Simmons
In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.James Burgh
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.Ed Gardner
Everything in the world may be endured, except continual prosperity.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity.Plutarch
Who feels no ills, should, therefore, fear them; and when fortune smiles, be doubly cautious, lest destruction come remorseless on him, and he fall unpitied.Sophocles
Short sentences drawn from long experiences.Cervantes