Anne Frank photo

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary

Source: Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex

Laozi photo

“Watch your thoughts; They become words. Watch your words; They become actions. Watch your actions; They become habits. Watch your habits; They become character. Watch your character; It becomes your destiny.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

Source: yt

Bruce Lee photo

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
Bruce Lee photo
Abraham Lincoln photo
Abraham Lincoln photo

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States

Attributed in The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1866) by Josiah G. Holland, p. 23; also in The Real Life of Abraham Lincoln (1867) by George Alfred Townsend, p. 6; according to Townsend, Lincoln made this remark to his law partner, William Herndon. It is disputed whether this quote refers to Lincoln's natural mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who died when he was nine years old, or to his stepmother, Sarah Bush (Johnston) Lincoln.
Posthumous attributions

John Lennon photo
John Lennon photo

“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.”

John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
John Lennon photo

“There are no problems, only solutions.”

John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter

"Watching the Wheels"
Lyrics, Double Fantasy (1980)

John Lennon photo

“Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.”

John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter

frequently attributed to Lennon, but entirely unsourced
Disputed

Martin Luther photo
Anthony de Mello photo
Anthony de Mello photo

“These are images of what love is about.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

"How Happiness Happpens", p. 61
Awareness (1992)
Context: Is it possible for the rose to say, "I will give my fragrance to the good people who smell me, but I will withhold it from the bad?" Or is it possible for the lamp to say, "I will give my light to the good people in this room, but I will withhold it from the evil people"? Or can a tree say, "I'll give my shade to the good people who rest under me, but I will withhold it from the bad"? These are images of what love is about.

Friedrich Nietzsche photo

“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
Friedrich Nietzsche photo

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
Ovid photo