His Quotes
8811 His quotes by 4969 unique authors
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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
— James Allen
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A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but…
— James Allen
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Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of…
— James Allen
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A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a…
— James Allen
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful…
— James Allen
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The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit…
— James Allen
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Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and…
— James Allen
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No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it.
— James Allen
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Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean.
— Geoffrey Chaucer
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I wish Obama would focus on governing the United States and would forget his country's imperialist pretensions.
— Hugo Chavez
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Like many Americans, I've always been intrigued by Bill Clinton. I obviously didn't always agree with him - enjoyed running against his legacy in 2000,…
— Dick Cheney
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In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of…
— Dick Cheney
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President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of…
— Dick Cheney
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If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all…
— Lord Chesterfield
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Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
— Lord Chesterfield
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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs…
— Lord Chesterfield
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The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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