Logo
Quote by James Thom
Probably the most honest

Probably the most honest “self-made man” ever was the one we heard say: “I got to the top the hard way — fighting my own laziness and ignorance every step of the way.” – James Thom

Other quotes by James Thom
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Miscellaneous
category

To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied. РHenri-Fr̩d̩ric Amiel

Category:
Miscellaneous

Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events. – Paul Valéry

Category:
Miscellaneous

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. – Chinese Proverb

Category:
Miscellaneous

Liberal institutions straightway cease from being liberal the moment they are soundly established. – Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888

Category:
Miscellaneous

Random Quotes

I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled in big rooms, so they can live through something collectively. I prefer my reader to take my poem and have a one-on-one relationship with it. – Wislawa Szymborska

Category:
relationship

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Category:
Silence

If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we cant, both our personal health and our economy are doomed. – Andrew Weil

Category:
Health

It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it! – May Sarton

Category:
Fear