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2041 quotesOur duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our powers.
Power
Henri Frederic Amiel
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Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.
Peace
Martin Amis
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
Anger
Maya Angelou
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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Defeat
Maya Angelou
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The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.
Conformity
Dr. Robert Anthony
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Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.
Experience
Minna Antrim
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When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.
Men and Women
Minna Antrim
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By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
Equality
St. Thomas Aquinas
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None but a mule denies his family.
Family
Arabian Proverb
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The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.
Devil
Arabian Proverb
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A speech should not just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself.
Speakers and Speaking
Ralph Archbold
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It sounds extraordinary but it?s a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.
Finance
Mary Archer
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Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy -- and that is life.
Love
Jean Anouilh Ardele
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The Third World is not a reality but an ideology.
Third World
Hannah Arendt
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Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
Confidence
Aristotle
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Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
Dignity
Aristotle
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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Character
Aristotle
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Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.
Crime and Criminals
Aristotle
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In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.
Revolutions and Revolutionaries
Aristotle
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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
Habit
Aristotle
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No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.
Evil
Aristotle
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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
Truth
Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
Pleasure
Aristotle
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Education
Aristotle
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Habit
Aristotle
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun