It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish
Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins wi...
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945...
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages
German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has...
Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again and you will be filled with joy
Shakyamuni philosopher, teacher and religious leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked
Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist and Lebanese nationalist.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's ...
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
Italian Dominican friar, Philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely influential ph...
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression
Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time
German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has...
The greatest happiness is not being dominated by happiness
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
