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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time."
Aulus Gellius on truth

Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.
Matthew Arnold on culture

I give the name violence to a boldness lying idle and enamored of danger.
Jean Genet on boldness

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.
David Lloyd George on liberty

You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.
David Lloyd George on wealth

Who begins too much accomplishes little.
German Proverb on success

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.
J. Paul Getty on people

The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights.
J. Paul Getty on success

The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Edward Gibbon on ability

Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.
Edward Gibbon on beauty

Let the wind of the spirit blow between your shores. The great oaks in the forest do not grow in each other's shade.
Kahlil Gibran on parting

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
Andre Gide on art

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief,Depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.
William S. Gilbert on law

If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance.
William S. Gilbert on pride

We tend to see our own experiences as the normal process, so we are often amazed that anyone could have taken a different path. But when we do meet up, it's always fascinating to compare notes about the different ways to get there.
Daniel Gilly on individuality

Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.
Jean Giraudoux on grief

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.
Jean Giraudoux on success

Only the mediocre are always at their best.
Jean Giraudoux on success

Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands.
Jean Giraudoux on women

Political thought in France is either nostalgic or utopian.
Raymond Aron on politics