Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet Was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
Others Quotes
Do not unto others that which is hateful unto thee.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Everyone alters and is altered by everyone else. We are all the time taking in portions of one another or else reacting against them, and by those involuntary acquisitions and repulsions modifying our natures.
A feeling of utter worthlessness levels a man’s attitude toward his fellow beings. He views the whole of humanity as being of one kind. He will despise equally those who love him and those who hate him, those who are noble and those who are mean, those who are compassionate and those who are cruel. […]
There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
Most people seem, to me, to have a filter on their empathy. They can feel the pain of others, but it comes through a few feet of wool; it is muted so as to not be unbearable.
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse, and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
