Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know
American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and noted sportsman.
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked
Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist and Lebanese nationalist.
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.
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.
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...
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...
He that can have patience can have what he will
American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, print...
Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life’s greatest pleasures
British business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group, which controls m...
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...
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever
American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry...