Australia Quote by Graham Freudenberg

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities, superior, either in kind or degree, to those…

— Samuel Johnson

When was the last time you heard an insightful, inspiring piece of oratory from an Australian political leader, an appeal to what is pure…

— Michael Short

The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them.

— J. G. Holland

“He remembered enthusiasm, hope, and a kind of jubilation or exultation. Cheerfulness, yes, and joviality, and the brief gratification of sex. Gladness, too, fullness…

— Evan S. Connell

“I observed mildness of temper, and unchangeable resolution in the things that he had determined after due deliberation; and no vainglory in those things…

— Marcus Aurelius

The more nobly a man wills and acts, the more avid he becomes for great and sublime aims to pursue. He will no longer…

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment…

— Herodotus

He, full of bashfulness and truth, loved much, hoped little, and desired naught.

— Torquato Tasso

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others…

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

To me, being Australian is about looking after your mates, taking care of the less fortunate, supporting the underdog and enhancing the spirit that…

— Steve Waugh

“They seemed to have all the ingredients for successful living: philosophy, faith, a sense of humor (they could laugh at themselves), clear-cut objectives, appreciation—and…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“His temperament was deeply nostalgic, not for for his own past, but for past ages; he was cynical of the present, fearful of the…

— Eleanor Catton