Quotes

Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own. Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (1833-1870)

Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. Niels Bohr, physicist, Nobel laureate (1885-1962)

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. Thomas Wolfe, novelist (1900-1938)

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions. Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister