Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes. Oscar Wilde Mistakes, Motivational, Wise You May Also Like Only use moderation in moderation. By Anonymous Abstinence, Moderation, Wisdom, Wise A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions. By Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Ambition, Inspirational, Motivational, Worth Many of the quests for status symbols—the hot automobile, the best table in a restaurant or a private chat with the boss—are shadowy reprises of infant anxieties. . . . The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life. By Willard Gaylin Anxiety, Status, Wise My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then say it with the utmost levity By George Bernard Shaw Public speaking, Wise Once you say you are going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life, I find. By John F. Kennedy Goals, Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Success Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry. By Oliver Cromwell Competition, Trust, Wise You May Also Like from Oscar Wilde A consultant is an ordinary man away from home giving advice. By Oscar Wilde Consultants, Funny, Ordinary, Sarcastic Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy. By Oscar Wilde Joy, Sad An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all. By Oscar Wilde About change, Danger, Ideas It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearance. By Oscar Wilde Beauty It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. By Oscar Wilde Ignorance, Sincerity, Stupidity When people agree with me, I always feel that I must be wrong. By Oscar Wilde Adversity, Agreement
A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions. By Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Ambition, Inspirational, Motivational, Worth
Many of the quests for status symbols—the hot automobile, the best table in a restaurant or a private chat with the boss—are shadowy reprises of infant anxieties. . . . The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life. By Willard Gaylin Anxiety, Status, Wise
My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then say it with the utmost levity By George Bernard Shaw Public speaking, Wise
Once you say you are going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life, I find. By John F. Kennedy Goals, Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Success
Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry. By Oliver Cromwell Competition, Trust, Wise
A consultant is an ordinary man away from home giving advice. By Oscar Wilde Consultants, Funny, Ordinary, Sarcastic
Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy. By Oscar Wilde Joy, Sad
An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all. By Oscar Wilde About change, Danger, Ideas
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. By Oscar Wilde Ignorance, Sincerity, Stupidity
