Historic Quotes Flashcards
Leonardo quote - learning / exhaustion
Leaning never exhausts the mind
Rainer Maria Rilke quote - journey within
The only journey is the one within
George Washington Quote - being alone
It is better to be alone than to be in bad company.
Walt Whitman - facing the sun
Keep your face always towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.
Thomas Jefferson quote- Honesty
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom
JRR Tolkien quote- wandering vs lost
Not all those who wander are lost
Anne Frank - Happiness
Whoever is happy will make others happy too
Marcus Aurelius on completing work
Begin- to begin is half the work, let half remain; again begin this and thou wilt have finished
Marcus Aurelius on anger
Anger cannot be dishonest
Marcuse Aurelius on donating and generosity
The only wealth that you keep forever is the wealth you give away
JFK on the Berlin Wall
A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war
Ghandi on making peace
You cannotshake hands with a clenched fist
Machiavelli on Fear and Love
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both
Amelia Earhart on taking action
The most difficult thing is the decisionto act - the rest is tenacity
Who said “the opposite of poverty is justice?”
Bryan Stephenson - American human rights lawyer
