“He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.”
Democritus Ancient Greek philosopher, pupil of Leucippus, founder of the atomic theory
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
Source: The Book of Questions
“He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.”
Democritus Ancient Greek philosopher, pupil of Leucippus, founder of the atomic theory
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
African Spir (1837–1890) Russian philosopher
"entente libre", Fr
Source: Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir (1937), p. 42.
“He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
“Death waits for no man - and if he does, he doesn't usually wait for very long.”
Markus Zusak book The Book Thief
Source: The Book Thief
“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
Sun Tzu (-543–-495 BC) ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty
Source: The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack
“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American author
“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”
Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman
As quoted in Thomas Alva Edison : Sixty Years of an Inventor's Life (1908) by Francis Arthur Jones, p. 14.
1900s