Art Quote by George William Russell

Nature seems at each man's birth to have marked out the bounds of his virtues and vices, and to have determined how good or…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it's about passion: it is about loving what you do...tapping into your natural energy and…

— Ken Robinson

Part of the blessing and challenge of being human is that we must discover our own true nature.

— Mark Nepo

“[A man] finds in himself a talent which with the help of some culture might make him a useful man in many respects. But…

— Immanuel Kant

Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is…

— Charlie Chaplin

“The virtues therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive the,.…

— Aristotle

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.

— John C. Bogle

“The human mind is not a dignified organ, and I do not see how we can exercise it sincerely except through eclecticism. And the…

— E.M. Forster

“Only that which is innate is genuine and will hold water; and every man who wants to achieve something, whether in practical life, in…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to…

— Aristotle

Nature of man is not what he was born as, but what he is born for.

— Aristotle

“In my view, we are all called to explore the very essence of our human nature in order to find the unique talents the…

— Lewis Perkins