Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
William Shakespeare

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare

I never see thy face but I think upon hell-fire.
William Shakespeare

Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
Aristotle

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
Henry David Thoreau

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.
W. Clement Stone

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Lao Tzu

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Napoleon Bonaparte

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
Sun Tzu

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Oscar Wilde

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Oscar Wilde

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.
Edgar Allan Poe

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
Dale Carnegie