Shakespeare Quotes

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.

William Shakespeare baptised April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616.

Confucius Quotes

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about things that are past, it is needless to blame.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead?
While you do not know life, how can you know about death?

Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Chinese philosopher and reformer.
His teachings are known as Confucianism and have been compiled as "Analects"

Latin Maxims or Quotes

Ad vitam paramus - We are preparing for life.

Audaces fortuna iuvat - Fortune favors the bold.

Argumentum ad ignorantiam - Arguing from ignorance.

Bis vivit qui bene vivit - He lives twice who lives well.

Brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior.
Our life is short but is made longer by misfortunes.

Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient.

Diis aliter visum - The Gods decided otherwise.

Dum spiro, spero - While I breathe, I hope.

Ego me bene habeo - With me all is well.

Errare humanum est - To err is human.

Est deus in nobis - There is a god inside us.