“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”
Aristotle
EducationPatience
Best Quotes
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Best Quotes
Read 200 of the best quotes about doing your best, the best things in life and bringing out the best in yourself, from Aristotle, Shakespeare, Emerson and more.
“The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.”
Plato
CreativityNecessity
“Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters.”
Seneca
RespectKindness
“He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first instalment on his debt.”
Seneca
GratitudeCharacter
“A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season.”
Marcus Aurelius
GoodnessHumility
“The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps.”
Lao Tzu
MasteryHumility
“That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they.”
Lao Tzu
HumilityLeadership
“Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.”
Confucius
VirtueChoice
“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”
Confucius
CharacterAppearances
“At first, my way with men was to hear their words, and give them credit for their conduct. Now my way is to hear their words, and look at their conduct.”
Confucius
JudgmentActions
“If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
WisdomGuidance
“Let silence be the general rule, or let only what is necessary be said, and in few words.”
Epictetus
SilenceWords
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings.”
The Bible (Proverbs 22:29)
Hard WorkSuccess
“For wisdom is better than rubies.”
The Bible (Proverbs 8:11)
WisdomValue
“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.”
The Bible (Psalm 37:16)
IntegrityContentment
“Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice.”
The Bible (1 Samuel 15:22)
FaithObedience
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 7:5)
WisdomCriticism
“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”
The Bible (Proverbs 21:9)
PeaceFunny
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.”
The Bible (Proverbs 3:27)
KindnessGenerosity
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”
The Bible (Proverbs 15:22)
AdvicePlanning
“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 11:6)
Hard WorkPerseverance
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.”
The Bible (Matthew 5:16)
ExampleGoodness
“Our content is our best having.”
William Shakespeare
ContentmentHappiness
“What's past is prologue.”
William Shakespeare
FutureHistory
“The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.”
William Shakespeare
WisdomHumility