Aesop, The Hare and the Tortoise
Slow and steady wins the race. Aesop, The Hare and the Tortoise
Confucious
When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults. Confucious
Aristotle, Politics (quoting a proverb)
Well begun is half done. Aristotle, Politics (quoting a proverb)
R. Buckminster Fuller, New Yorker, Jan. 8, 1966
Either war is obsolete or men are. R. Buckminster Fuller, New Yorker, Jan. 8, 1966
Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942
Socrates, from Plutarch, Of Banishment
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. Socrates, from Plutarch, Of Banishment
Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, A Hundred Sayings
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, A Hundred Sayings
Titus Maccius Plautus, Asinaria
Practice yourself what you preach. Titus Maccius Plautus, Asinaria