Seloken 200 Quotes & Sayings

Says, he who humbleth himself shall be exalted. — San Juan De La Cruz

You don't need to climb a mountain in order to know that it's high. — Paulo Coelho

A man is known by the books he reads. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man's brain may be compared to an electric battery ... a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery. — Napoleon Hill

In April war was declared with Germany. Wilson and his cabinet - a cabinet that in its lack of distinction was strangely reminiscent of the twelve apostles - let loose the carefully starved dogs of war, and the press began to whoop hysterically against the sinister morals, sinister philosophy, and sinister music produced by the Teutonic temperament. Those who fancied themselves particularly broad-minded made the exquisite distinction that it was only the German Government which aroused them to hysteria; the rest were worked up to a condition of retching indecency. Any song which contained the word "mother" and the word "kaiser" was assured of a tremendous success. At last every one had something to talk about - and almost every one fully enjoyed it, as though they had been cast for parts in a sombre and romantic play. — F Scott Fitzgerald