English Famous Quotations (Life) It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you

industrious about? (H.D. Thoreau) Industriousness is not enough, Ants are also hardworking. It depends on what you are working hard for. (Thoreau)

A wise man never loses anything if he has himself. (Nietzche)

A wise man never loses anything as long as he can master himself. (Nietzsche)

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of

happiness. (Russell)

Some things you want but don’t have , which is an indispensable part of happiness. (Russell)

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look

for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them. ( < /p>

Bernard Shaw )

People who succeed in this world work hard to find the opportunities they want, and when they can't find them, they create them themselves. (Bernard Shaw)

A great man is always willing to be little. (R. W. Emerson)

A great man is always willing to be little. (Emerson)

Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion. (D. H.

Lawrence)

Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion. The pure and beautiful end. (Lawrence) Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges. (T. W. Higginson) Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges. peak. (Higginson)

The crash of the whole solar and stellar systems could only kill you

once.( T. Carlyle )

Even if the entire solar system and galaxy Crash, and you only die once. (Carlisle)

Many people's tombstones should read: " Died at 30, buried at 60." ( N.

M. Butler )

Many people's tombstones should read: " Died at 30, buried at 60." The tombstone should be engraved with: "Died at thirty, buried at sixty." (Butler)

To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of content.

If you feel that you have a place in life, half the problem of contentment is solved. (Woodberry)

We should so live and labor in our time that what came to us as seed may

go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom may

go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress.( H. W. Beecher )

We should live and work in this way throughout our lives so that the seeds given to us can grow in the future. The next generation blooms so that the flowers given to us can bear fruit in the next generation. This is what we mean by progress.

(Beecher)

What's a man's first duty? The answer's brief: To be himself. (Ibsen)

What's a man's first duty? The answer is simple: don’t pretend to be yourself. (Ibsen)

It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that

the meaning and shape of great whole of life dawn on you. ( P. Brooks )

In the process of patiently laboring over the little things of life, you can realize the great meaning and image of life as a whole. (Brooks)

Dare and the world always yields. If it beats you sometimes, dare it

again and again and it will succumb. ( W. M. Thackeray )

Challenge boldly and the world will always give in. If you are defeated by it sometimes, if you keep challenging it, it will always give in. (A. Bierce)

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime, and a fool's excuse for

failure. Abuse of authority, fool's excuse for failure. (Beers)

Have no fear of perfection ---- you'll never reach it. ( S. Dali )

Have no fear of perfection ---- you'll never reach it. Perfect. (Dali)

The sum of behavior is to retain a man's own dignity, without intruding

upon the liberty of others. ( F. Bacon )

The rule of conduct for people is to maintain their own dignity and not interfere with the freedom of others. (Bacon)

One may overcome a thousand men in battle, but he who conquers himself

is the greatest victor.

( Nehru ) You can defeat thousands of armies on the battlefield, but you are the greatest winner only if you defeat yourself. (Nehru)

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their

comfort about

with them. ( George Eliot )

I never pity arrogant people, because I think they can't comfort themselves everywhere. (T. S. Eliot)

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be

important. (T. S. Eliot)

Most of the trouble in the world All the troubles are caused by people who want to be great. (Elliott)

The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change

everything --- or nothing.

( Lady Astor )

The main danger in life comes from those who want to change everything or want to change nothing. (Viscountess Astor)

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but

coaxed downstairs a step a time. ( Mark Twain )

A habit is a habit. No one can throw it out of the window, but can only lead it downstairs step by step.

(Mark Twain)

Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

( C. K. Chesterton )

Bigotry may be given the next Rough definition: the anger of someone without a point of view. (Chesterton)

You know what charm is : A way of getting the answer "yes" without

having asked any clear question. ( A. Camus )

You know what charm is: the way to get a yes without asking a question explicitly. (Camus)

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being

misunderstood. ( J. Cocteau )

For a poet, the greatest tragedy There is no greater tragedy than to be admired because of a misunderstanding. (Cocteau)

The essence of language is human activity. (O. Jesperson)

The essence of language is human activity. (Jespersen)

Animals are such agreeable friends ----they ask no questions, they pass

no criticisms.

( George Eliot )

Animals are very easy to get along with. They never ask questions and never criticize. (Eliot)

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. (W. Durant)

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. (Durant)

I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. (M. P. Cato)

I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. become pale. (W. G. McAdoo)

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. (W. G. McAdoo)

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. (McAdoo)

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue. (Chesterton)

People generally quarrel because they cannot argue. (Chesterton)

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be

alcohol or morphine or idealism. ( C. G. Jung )

Any form of addiction is bad, whether it is alcohol, morphine, or spiritualism. (Jung)

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man

rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. ( C. Darrow )

As long as the world exists, there will be mistakes, and if no one rebels, these mistakes will exist forever. (Darrow)

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right

to say it. (Voltaire) I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right

to say it. Willing to defend to the death your right to speak. (Voltaire)

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an

invitation to dinner without giving any excuse. ( J. Renard )

The only truly free person is the person who can refuse an invitation to a party without giving a reason.

(Renard)

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

(Mark Twain) The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

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The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. (Ovid)

The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. (Ovid)

It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.

(A. E. Stevenson) It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.

(A. E. Stevenson) It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. (Stevenson)

There is nothing permanent except change. (Heracleitus)

Only change is permanent. (Heraclitus)

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the

fatigue of supporting it.

( T. Paine ) thinks He who wants to reap the fruits of freedom must bear the labor of maintaining it. (Paine)

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see. ( Muggeridge

)

There is no such thing as darkness, only a failure to see. That’s all. (Muggeridge)

If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn.

(Edison) If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. Never. (Edison)

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire

kind people. (A. J. Heschel) When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire

kind people. (A. J. Heschel) Kind people. (Herschel)

All good things are cheap, all bad things are very dear. (H. D. Thoreau)

All good things are cheap, all bad things are very dear. is very expensive. (Thoreau)

Patience! The windmill never strays in search of the wind. (Andy J. Sklivis)

Patience! Windmills never run to find the wind. (Screeves)

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (L. Blum)

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. (Bruce)

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking something else.

(O. W. Holmes) Usually it is people who did not expect to become famous but became famous. (Holmes)

If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in

the world. (O. Wilde) If there were less sympathy in the world, the world It will be less troublesome. (Wilde)

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the

street. (E. Hubbard)

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the

street. People of their own character will not recognize each other when they meet on the street.

(Hubbard)