Every step Quote by William Cowper

Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the…

— Lord Chesterfield

Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

— Democritus

Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

— Anonymous

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own dignity, to retract it as soon as he discovers…

— Samuel Johnson

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

— Epicurus

Many a one commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom an honourable man, because man seldom acts upon natural impulse, but from some…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If one listens to the faintest but constant suggestions of his genius, which are certainly true, he sees not to what extremes, or even…

— Henry David Thoreau

He is the wise man who has by perfect living gained the instinct of rightness by which he guides himself, whether in thought or…

— Nilakanta Sri Ram

The man who fails because he aims astray or because he does not aim at all is to be found everywhere.

— Frank Arthur Swinnerton

A man thinking with the core of his heart is always willing to change to accept his mistakes while others just crib and duck…

— Anonymous

He who hesitates is sometimes wise.

— Malcolm Forbes

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies

— Alexander Pope