Masters Quotes

2836 Masters quotes by 1740 unique authors

Look on each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others,… — Daphne du Maurier
A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER. — Confucius
When the spirit is not master of the world, then it is its dupe. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York is the place where all the aspirations of the western world meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction… — H. L. Mencken
Every master has but one disciple, and that one becomes unfaithful to him, for he too is destined for master-ship. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master. — John F. Kennedy
Nothing great or enduring, especially in music, has ever sprung full-fledged and unprecedented from the brain of any master; the best he gives to the… — James Weldon Johnson
Here lies the body of my good horse, The General. For years he bore me around the circuit of my practice and all that time… — John Tyler
The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor; it is the one thing that cannot be learned from others; and it… — Aristotle
In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them. — Henry Ward Beecher
The poor ego has a still harder time of it; it has to serve three harsh masters, and it has to do its best to… — Sigmund Freud
In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
A certain sense of cruelty towards oneself and others is Christian; hatred of those who think differently; the will to persecute. Mortal hostility against the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels… — Thomas Aquinas
All scientific knowledge to which man owes his role as master of the world arose from playful activities. — Konrad Lorenz
A Zen master, when asked where he would go after he died, replied, 'To Hell, for that's where help is needed most.' — Philip Kapleau
When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, 'Do not walk so fast, the rain is everywhere.' — Shunryu Suzuki
We [the Government] are here not as masters but as servants, we are not here to glory in power, but to attest our loyalty to… — Charles Evans Hughes
It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in child laws which are truly stupid...These schools should get rid of unionized… — Newt Gingrich
Ideals are the world's masters. — J. G. Holland
The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his… — H.G. Wells
Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master. — Joy Page
An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none. — Khalil Gibran

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