Browse quotes by category
Thousands of quotes organised by category, author, and topic. Every entry comes with attribution and, where possible, a plain-language meaning—so you leave with an idea you can actually use, not just a phrase to copy.
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“To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.”
Meaning: It highlights values in education. -
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating.”
Meaning: This reflects appreciation of nature. -
“A book worth reading is worth buying.”
Meaning: It highlights value of good literature. -
“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way.”
Meaning: This reflects honesty in expression. -
“Happiness is everywhere to be found.”
Meaning: It emphasizes simple joy in life. -
“The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.”
Meaning: This highlights practical learning. -
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
Meaning: This emphasizes acceptance over perfection. -
“I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
Meaning: It highlights lack of awareness. -
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”
Meaning: This reflects growth of ideas. -
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”
Meaning: It highlights fear as root of corruption. -
“The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.”
Meaning: This reflects unpredictability of life. -
“A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.”
Meaning: It highlights emotional pain. -
“Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other.”
Meaning: This emphasizes empathy. -
“All great and precious things are lonely.”
Meaning: It reflects solitude in greatness. -
“In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.”
Meaning: This reflects creative process. -
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
Meaning: It reflects moral ambiguity. -
“If you double the number of experiments you do per year you're going to double your inventiveness.”
Meaning: It emphasizes experimentation. -
“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.”
Meaning: This highlights clarity in goals and flexibility in execution.
