“Only Those Who Do Not Seek Power Are Qualified To Hold It”
Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it. Plato’s quote reminds us that someone who is...
“Death Smiles At Us All. All A Man Can Do Is Smile Back”
Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. While you may think this quote came...
“We Can’t Learn Without Pain”
We can’t learn without pain. This is another quote from Aristotle about how negatives can be turned into positives. When...
“The Happiness Of Your Life Depends On The Quality Of Your Thoughts”
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. This quote from Marcus Aurelius is a great...
“Dwell On The Beauty Of Life. Watch The Stars, And See Yourself Running With Them”
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. What does this quote from...
“Talk Sense To A Fool And He Calls You Foolish”
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. This quote from Euripides in his book The Bacchae could...
“Difficulties Strengthen The Mind As Labor Does The Body”
This quote is from Seneca the Younger. Clearly, Seneca is referring to difficulties as they effect one’s mental state in...
“The First And Greatest Victory Is To Conquer Yourself”
This is a quote from Plato. It is a quote that tells you that you are your own biggest obstacle....
“One Of The Most Cowardly Things Ordinary People Do Is To Shut Their Eyes To Facts”
This is a quote C. S. Lewis writes in his book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a book in...
“Death Is Not The Greatest Loss In Life. The Greatest Loss Is What Dies Inside Us While We Live”
Norman Cousins’ quote puts life, death, and what matters into perspective. Essentially, he is saying that the things we lose...
“Before You Heal Someone, Ask Him If He’s Willing To Give Up The Things That Make Him Sick”
What does this quote from Hippocrates mean? It means that for anyone to truly overcome their challenges, they have to...
“Character Is Revealed Through Action”
Character is revealed through action. This seems like an obvious enough quote from Aristotle. But what does it mean? It...