Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord "To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know." Read More
Aeschylus "Wisdom comes alone through suffering." Read More
Marilyn vos Savant "Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." Read More
Horace "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant." Read More
Attributed to Alexander (late July, 356 BC – 10 June 323 BC), as quoted in The British Battle Fleet by Frederick Thomas Jane "An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." Read More
Abraham Lincoln "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Read More
Julia Sorel 1926- "If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." Read More
Jonathan Winters "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!" Read More
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche "What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." Read More
Genoese Proverb "It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets." Read More