“The Bible is not merely a book-it is a living power. . . . Nowhere as in the Bible can be found such a series of beautiful ideas and admirable maxims which pose before us like the battalions of a celestial army. . . . The soul can never go astray while it has this book for its guide.” LifeBookIdeasSoulBeautifulFoundArmySeriesGuidesMaximsAdmirableCelestial Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.” KnowsLifeSuccessKnowledgeStudyDevelopmentUglyButterflyMaximsThyselfKnow ThyselfUprisingPerniciousCaterpillars Author:Andre Gide
“But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it's all right, it's not all right by a longshot. Man proposes, God disposes, and there's always that last straw to break the camel's back.” ThinkingMenLifeLastsBreakProveBeing TrueMaximsProposeStrawsCamelsSuch Is Life Author:Alfred Doblin
“Begin thinking of death and you are no longer sure of your life. It's a Hebrew proverb.” ThinkingLifeDeathMaximsLife DeathHebrew Author:Leo Gordon