Do not put off to tomorrow the good you can do today, because maybe tomorrow you will not have time. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco - Italian Catholic priest and pedagogue (1815-1888), from "Memorie Biografiche", book IV, chapter XXXVII, 439 (1904) Non mandate al domani il bene che potete fare oggi, perché forse domani non avrete più tempo. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco - sacerdote cattolici e...
Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom. Jim Rohn - American entrepreneur, author and motivational trainer (1930-2009), from "The Art of Exceptional Living" (1993), Quotations book 2023
Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune. attributed to Jim Rohn - American entrepreneur, author and motivational trainer (1930-2009)
In the realist, faith is not born from miracles, but miracles from faith. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsk - Russian writer (1821-1881), from "The Brothers Karamazov", part I, book one, chapter 5 (1880) В реалисте вера не от чуда рождается, а чудо от веры. Федор Достоевский - русский писатель (1821-1881), из "Бра́тья Карама́зовы", часть I, книга первая, глава 5...
If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton – English mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1643-1727), from a letter to Robert Hooke (5.2.1676)
The world is as it is – we make the difference. Dr. Jagdish Parikh - Indian manager, author and speaker (b. 1940)
No-one would remember the good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven - British politician, 1979-90 Prime Minister (1925-2013), from a tv interview with Brian Walden for "London Weekend Television" ("Weekend World", January 6th, 1980)
For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn"t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction. Cynthia Occelli, JD - American author and entrepreneur
I am Honest. I am Dependable. I am Diligent. I am Responsible. I am Disciplined. I am Loving. I am Faithful. I am an Implementer. Tom Ziglar – American entrepreneur, CEO Ziglar Inc. (b. 1965)
Ability takes you to the top. Character keeps you there. wisdom - Quotations book 2024
Content and peace of mind are valuable things. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – German poet (1749-1832), from "The Sorrows of Young Werther", Second book (1774)
Never waste the opportunity offered by a good crisis. attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli - Italian politician, philosopher, historian and poet (1469-1527)
The common question that gets asked in business is, "why?" That"s a good question, but an equally valid question is, "why not?" Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in an interview with Steven Levy for wired.com (November 13th, 2011)
If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964)
Like Warren [Buffett], I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferraris — I wanted the independence. I desperately wanted it. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023)
The big money is not in the buying and selling but in the waiting. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023)
Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought. […] You do not want to drift into self-pity. … Self-pity will not improve the situation. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from his USC School of Law Commencement speech (May 13th, 2007)
Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from "A Fireside Chat With Charlie Munger" ("Wall Street Journal", September 12th, 2014)
Chase the vision, not the money. The money will end up following you. Tony Hsieh – American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist, CEO Zappos (1973-2020)