The Smartest Things Ever Said, New and ExpandedRowman & Littlefield, 3. 4. 2017 - Počet stran: 392 The Smartest Things Ever Said is a compendium of human wisdom culled from the world’s most celebrated—and sometimes anonymous—minds. From Confucius and Shakespeare to Maya Angelou and Woody Allen, and from Winston Churchill and Thomas Edison to Jeff Bezos and Jane Fonda, it is quite simply the best collection of the smartest quotes ever. |
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Strana ix
... truth abideth forever. In a society that continues to be accused of taking dumbing-down to new heights (or depths), studying the wisdom of the ages is a vital step in maintaining—and regaining— intellectual and ethical standards ...
... truth abideth forever. In a society that continues to be accused of taking dumbing-down to new heights (or depths), studying the wisdom of the ages is a vital step in maintaining—and regaining— intellectual and ethical standards ...
Strana 8
... truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry on as if nothing had happened. —SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Service to others is the rent you pay for your. ---------. Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) 8 •
... truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry on as if nothing had happened. —SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Service to others is the rent you pay for your. ---------. Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) 8 •
Strana 21
... truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. — ELIZABETH. •. CADY STANTON It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible ...
... truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. — ELIZABETH. •. CADY STANTON It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible ...
Strana 37
... the rest; For time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nest. — HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Know the true value of time ; snatch , seize Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) •. ---------. 37.
... the rest; For time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nest. — HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Know the true value of time ; snatch , seize Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) •. ---------. 37.
Strana 52
... truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it and help others live up to it. —BUDDHA The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart. ---------. Life and Death ...
... truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it and help others live up to it. —BUDDHA The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart. ---------. Life and Death ...
Obsah
II Love and Friendship | 107 |
III Success and Ways to Achieve It | 141 |
IV The Life of the Mind | 221 |
V Politics and Politicians Government and Statesmen | 269 |
VI Proverbial Wisdom | 309 |
SELECTED QUOTED SOURCES | 355 |
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