Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing. Herodotus on knowledge
This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all. Robert Herrick on death
Suspicion, Discontent, and Strife, Come in for Dowrie with a Wife. Robert Herrick on wife
All human discoveries seem to be made only for the purpose of confirming more and more strongly the truths that come from on high and are contained in the sacred writings. John Frederick Herschel on change
The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin. Hesiod on procrastination
History seems to us an arena of instincts and fashions, of appetite, avarice, and craving for power, of blood lust, violence, destruction, and wars, of ambitious ministers, venal generals, bombarded cities, and we too easily forget that this is only one of its many aspects. Hermann Hesse on avarice
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. Burton Hills on happiness
When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick h Hindu Proverb on adversity
Excessive Humility is a sign of a scoundrel. Hindu Proverb on humility
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases. Hippocrates on health
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. Hippocrates on nature
Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong. Adolf Hitler on success
That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we've changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning. Richard Bach on success
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool. The Hitopadesa on integrity
The tempest uproots not the soft grasses that bow low on all sides; on the lofty trees it strikes hard. It is against the mighty that the mighty puts forth his prowess. The Hitopadesa on power
Let this be an example for the acquisition of all knowledge,virtue, and riches. By the fall of drops of water, by degrees, a pot is filled. The Hitopadesa on progress
From covetousness anger proceeds; from covetousness lust is born; from covetousness come delusion and perdition. Covetousness is the cause of sin. The Hitopadesa on want
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. Thomas Hobbes on spririt
That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them. Eric Hoffer on agreement
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn. Eric Hoffer on children