“A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.”
Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC) ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
Martin Svoboda
Verified author @quick, member from April 4, 2011
“If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry.”
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) American author, poet, editor and literary critic
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker
Opium (1929)
“To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“I have not told half of what I saw.”
Marco Polo (1254–1324) Venetian explorer and merchant noted for travel to central and eastern Asia
Non ho scritto neppure la metà delle cose che ho visto.
On his death-bed, when urged to retract "some of the seemingly incredible statements he made in his book", as quoted in The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian (J. M. Dent, 1926), p. xxiv. Quote in Italian from Imago mundi seu Chronica (c. 1330) by Jacopo d'Acqui, as reported in the bibliographic note to Marco Polo: Storia del mercante che capì la Cina (2009) by Vito Bianchi.
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
John Wayne (1907–1979) American film actor
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.
Source: Lecture Steve Jobs gave in 1992 is a masterclass on conflict resolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPPpo4jv4mU
“It's easier to build strong children then repair broken men.”
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman
Variant: It is easier to build strong men, than to repair broken ones.
Source: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Zhuangzi (-369–-286 BC) classic Chinese philosopher
Source: Nan-Hua-Ch'en-Ching, or, the Treatise of the transcendent master from Nan-Hua
“Happiness is having a loving, close knit family in another city.”
George Burns (1896–1996) American comedian, actor, and writer
As quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 251
“The correct lesson to learn from surprises: the world is surprising.”
Daniel Kahneman (1934) Israeli-American psychologist
“We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.”
Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) German statesman, Federal Chancellor of Germany, politician (CDU)
Reader's Digest 1972, p. 194 books.google https://books.google.de/books?id=ctsnAQAAIAAJ&q=adenauer
T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader
On destiny - "The Shock Of Reality" http://allafrica.com/stories/200908240244.html All Africa (August 24 2009)
“Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist