All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince. Discuss Plato
Booker T. Washington
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. Booker T. Washington
William Shakespeare
In time we hate that which we often fear. Discuss William Shakespeare
Kate Chopin
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. Discuss Kate Chopin
Willa Cather
Two people, when they love each other, grow alike in their tastes and habits and pride, but their moral natures … are never welded. The base one goes on being base, and the noble one noble, to the end. Discuss Willa Cather
Frederick Douglass
To make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. Discuss Frederick Douglass
Anna Sewell
Cruelty was the devil’s own trade-mark, and if we saw any one who took pleasure in cruelty we might know who he belonged to … On the other hand, where we saw people who loved their neighbors, and were kind to man and beast, we might know that was God’s mark. Discuss Anna Sewell
Sun Tzu
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. Discuss Sun Tzu
Henry David Thoreau
Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of life that its finer fruits cannot be plucked by them. Discuss Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared. Discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne