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Bruce Lee on why we should not pray for an easy life, but for the strength to endure a difficult one

Quote #215 | Bruce Lee | Do not pray for an easy life (…)

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee Life is no bed of roses; it is more like a thorny path that we are usually forced to navigate barefoot. And yet, it is these hardships that make both life and success worthwhile.

Socrates on why the greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be

Quote #214 | Socrates | The greatest way to live with honor (…)

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. Socrates Humans can (proudly?) claim to be the most – and probably the only – hypocritical species on the planet. We tend to spend our entire lives pretending to be someone we aren’t. Even more unfortunate is Read more…

Ernest Hemingway on why a cat has absolute emotional honesty

Quote #200 | Ernest Hemingway | A cat has absolute emotional honesty (…)

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Ernest Hemingway Cats are arguably the most misunderstood pets – they are often projected as these unfeeling, self-centered animals that are devoid of any love or feelings. We have all come across people Read more…

Orison Swett Marden on how many of the greatest men of history earned their fame outside of their regular occupations in odd bits of time which most people squander

Quote #198 | Orison S. Marden | Many of the greatest men of history (…)

Many of the greatest men of history earned their fame outside of their regular occupations in odd bits of time which most people squander. Orison Swett Marden Jobs have been synonymous with compulsion from time immemorial. Most of us would picture a job as a gloomy guy working mechanically from nine to five.

Sun Tzu on why you should let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night

Quote #188 | Sun Tzu | Let your plans be dark (…)

Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. Sun Tzu If our dreams are our intended destination, then our actions are the pathway to get there. However, there is another aspect to the realization of our goals: our plans, which are more or less the Read more…

An anonymous quote on how life can either be accepted or changed

Quote #186 | Anonymous | Life can either be accepted (…)

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted. Anonymous Life is predictably unpredictable. Not even the best of astrologers can confidently foretell what the future holds. Several poets have likened life to a long, capricious river with Read more…

Quote #185 | Charles de Lint | When all’s said and done (…)

When all’s said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take it. Charles de Lint There are different roads to success – some long, others not so much. Some roads are arduous and full of hardships, while others are relatively ‘easy’. Read more…

Napoleon Bonaparte on why you should never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake

Quote #184 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Never interrupt your enemy when (…)

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte War is like a game of chess – it not only teaches one to think their moves over, but also to anticipate and wait patiently for their opponent’s upcoming moves. It teaches us that war is not always about constantly doing something; sometimes Read more…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on how ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago

Quote #148 | Johann van Goethe | Ignorant men raise questions that (…)

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Evolution is a continuous process, and it is not just a physical one. In fact, it probably applies more to the mind than to body. This is nowhere more evident and obvious than in human philosophy, which has been Read more…