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At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.
Work
[ Publilius Syrus ]
845 votes.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.
Ambition
[ Edmund Burke ]
844 votes.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference which is, at least, half infidelity.
Religion
[ Edmund Burke ]
844 votes.

The people never give up their liberties, but under some delusion.
Liberty
[ Edmund Burke ]
844 votes.

Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it.
Self-love
[ Lord Byron ]
844 votes.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.
Culture
[ Albert Camus ]
844 votes.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
Biography
[ Thomas Carlyle ]
844 votes.

I don't pretend to understand the Universe -- it's a great deal bigger than I am.
Universe
[ Thomas Carlyle ]
844 votes.

Every winner has scars.
Growth
[ Herbert N. Casson ]
844 votes.

No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
Discipline
[ Miguel De Cervantes ]
844 votes.

The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go.
Dogs
[ Winston Churchill ]
844 votes.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
Talkativeness
[ Marcus T. Cicero ]
844 votes.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.
Philosophers and Philosophy
[ Marcus T. Cicero ]
844 votes.

Sperm is a bandit in its pure state.
Procreation
[ E. M. Cioran ]
844 votes.

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.
Company
[ Charles Dickens ]
844 votes.

I dress for women and I undress for men.
Dress
[ Angie Dickenson ]
844 votes.

Management by objective works -- if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.
Management
[ Peter F. Drucker ]
844 votes.

Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
Change
[ Elizabeth C. Dunn ]
844 votes.

He who is not busy being born is busy dying.
Life and Living
[ Bob Dylan ]
844 votes.

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.
Poetry and Poets
[ Max Eastman ]
844 votes.

Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
Widowhood
[ English Proverb ]
844 votes.

We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.
Egotism
[ Anatole France ]
844 votes.

Riches enlarge rather than satisfy appetites.
Riches
[ Thomas Fuller ]
844 votes.

Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.
Excellence
[ John W. Gardner ]
844 votes.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.
Politicians and Politics
[ Charles De Gaulle ]
844 votes.

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