Three passions, simple but overwhelming, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. – Bertrand Russell, Autobiography, 1967
Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. – Thomas Jefferson
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, its amazing what they can accomplish. – Sam Walton
![Some defeats [are] more triumphant than victories. - Michel de Mon](/quote/some-defeats-more-triumphant-than-victories.jpg "Some defeats [are] more triumphant than victories. - Michel de Mon")
