Quotations

We collect humanity's most powerful words. From ancient wisdom to modern insights, we're gathering quotes that inspire, motivate, and make you think.

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Marcus Aurelius

161-180 CE

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
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Maya Angelou

1928-2014

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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Albert Einstein

1879-1955

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
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Virginia Woolf

1882-1941

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
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James Baldwin

1924-1987

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Rabindranath Tagore's avatar
Rabindranath Tagore

1861-1941

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
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Marie Curie

1867-1934

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
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Lao Tzu

6th century BCE

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Frida Kahlo

1907-1954

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.
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Nelson Mandela

1918-2013

It always seems impossible until it's done.
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Rumi

1207-1273

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
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Octavia Butler

1947-2006

All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you.
Marcus Aurelius's avatar
Marcus Aurelius

161-180 CE

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
Maya Angelou's avatar
Maya Angelou

1928-2014

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Albert Einstein's avatar
Albert Einstein

1879-1955

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Virginia Woolf's avatar
Virginia Woolf

1882-1941

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
James Baldwin's avatar
James Baldwin

1924-1987

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Rabindranath Tagore's avatar
Rabindranath Tagore

1861-1941

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Marie Curie's avatar
Marie Curie

1867-1934

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Lao Tzu's avatar
Lao Tzu

6th century BCE

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Frida Kahlo's avatar
Frida Kahlo

1907-1954

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.
Nelson Mandela's avatar
Nelson Mandela

1918-2013

It always seems impossible until it's done.
Rumi's avatar
Rumi

1207-1273

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Octavia Butler's avatar
Octavia Butler

1947-2006

All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you.