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Gordon B. Hinckley foto

“[W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”
Bez tvrdé práce neroste nic než plevel.

Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Farewell to a Prophet, Ensign, July 1994.

John D. Rockefeller foto

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”
Pokud chcete uspět, měli byste se vydat novými cestami, a ne jít po vyšlapaných stezkách úspěchu.

John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) American business magnate and philanthropist

As quoted in Steps to the Top (1985) by Zig Ziglar, p. 16

Albert Einstein foto

“One may say "the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."”
Lze říci, že "věčným tajemstvím světa je jeho srozumitelnost".

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity

From the article "Physics and Reality" (March 1936), reprinted in Out of My Later Years (1956). The quotation marks may just indicate that he wants to present this as a new aphorism, but it could possibly indicate that he is paraphrasing or quoting someone else — perhaps Immanuel Kant, since in the next sentence he says "It is one of the great realizations of Immanuel Kant that the setting up of a real external world would be senseless without this comprehensibility."
Other variants:
The eternally incomprehensible thing about the world is its comprehensibility.
In the endnotes to Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson, note 46 on p. 628 http://books.google.com/books?id=cdxWNE7NY6QC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA628#v=onepage&q&f=false says that "Gerald Holton says that this is more properly translated" as the variant above, citing Holton's essay "What Precisely is Thinking?" on p. 161 of Einstein: A Centenary Volume edited by Anthony Philip French.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
This version was given in Einstein: A Biography (1954) by Antonina Vallentin, p. 24, and widely quoted afterwards. Vallentin cites "Physics and Reality" in Journal of the Franklin Institute (March 1936), and is possibly giving a variant translation as with Holton.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
As quoted in Speaking of Science (2000) by Michael Fripp
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility … The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.
As quoted in Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson, p. 462 http://books.google.com/books?id=cdxWNE7NY6QC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA462#v=onepage&q&f=false. In the original essay "The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle" appears at the end of the paragraph that follows the paragraph in which "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility" appears.
1930s

Henry Becque foto

“The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.”
Vadou rovnosti je, že si to přejeme jen s našimi nadřízenými.

Henry Becque (1837–1899) French dramatist

Le malheur de l'égalité, c'est que nous ne la voulons qu'avec nos supérieurs.

Conférences, notes d'album, poésies, correspondance http://books.google.com/books?id=TTQT9Fs7JoUC&q=%22Le+malheur+de+l%27%C3%A9galit%C3%A9+c%27est+que+nous+ne+la+voulons+qu%27avec+nos+sup%C3%A9rieurs%22&pg=PA111#v=onepage (1926).

Robert Louis Stevenson foto

“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
Být tím, čím opravdu jsme, a stát se takovými, jakými jsme schopni se stát, je skutečné naplnění života.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer

Familiar Studies of Men and Books http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext96/fsomb10.txt (1882).

Confucius foto

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Zvolte si práci, kterou milujete, a už nikdy v životě nebudete muset pracovat.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Misattributed to Confucius since at least 1985; correct origins are dubious, as mentioned in "Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life" at QuoteInvestigator.com (2 September 2014) http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/02/job-love/: the oldest English-language use of the proverb has been found in Woolfolk, Ann, "Toshiko Takaezu," Princeton Alumni Weekly, Vol. 83(5), 6 October 1982, p. 32: "Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life." (attributed to Arthur Szathmary, who attributes it, in his turn, to an unnamed source).
Misattributed, Not Chinese

Alexander Pope foto

“Never find fault with the absent.”
Nikdy nehledejte chyby u nepřítomných.

Alexander Pope (1688–1744) eighteenth century English poet

Absenti nemo non nocuisse velit.
Sextus Propertius, Elegies, II, xix, 32, also translated: "Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent".
Misattributed

Marlene Dietrich foto

“Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.”
Většina žen se snaží změnit svého muže, a když ho změní, přestanou ho mít rády.

Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) German-American actress and singer

citation needed

David Starr Jordan foto

“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”
Svět stojí stranou, aby nechal projít každého, kdo ví, kam jde.

David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) American ichthyologist and educator

As quoted in B. C. Forbes, Keys to Success: Personal Efficiency (1918), p. 189
Varianta: "The world stands aside for a man who knows where he is going."

Dag Hammarskjöld foto

“Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.”
Přátelství nepotřebuje slova - je to samota zbavená úzkosti ze samoty.

Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961) Swedish diplomat, economist, and author

Variant translation: Friendship needs no words — it is a loneliness relieved of the anguish of loneliness.
Markings (1964)

Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon foto

“Every moment of life is a step toward the grave.”
Každý okamžik života je krokem blíže do hrobu

Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1707–1777) French writer

Chaque instant de la vie est un pas vers la mort.
Tite et Bérénice, I, 5.
Varianta: Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Jack Kerouac foto

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”
Nic neodsuzujte, budete šťastní. Odpusťte všechno, budete šťastnější. Milujte všechno, budete nejšťastnější.

Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer

Not a Kerouac quote, but by the Indian spiritual leader, Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007).
Misattributed

Harriett Woods foto

“You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims.”
Můžete být hrdí, aniž byste někoho pošlapali. Můžete být vítězem i bez obětí.

Harriett Woods (1927–2007) American politician

As quoted in Carolyn Warner, The Last Word : A Treasury of Women's Quotes (1992), p. 147,

Franklin D. Roosevelt foto

“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
Štěstí nespočívá pouze v držení peněz; spočívá v radosti z úspěchu, v nadšení z tvůrčího úsilí.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States

1930s, First Inaugural Address (1933)

Torquato Tasso foto

“The day of fortune is like a harvest day,
We must be busy when the corn is ripe”

Den štěstí je jako den sklizně, musíme se činit, když obilí dozrává.

Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) Italian poet

Actually from Goethe's Torquato Tasso, Act IV, scene iv, line 63. In the original German:
Ein Tag der Gunst ist wie ein Tag der Ernte:
Man muss geschäftig sein, sobald sie reift.
Misattributed

“Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.”
Lepší je o věci nevědět, než ji znát jen napůl.

Publilio Siro Latin writer

Maxim 865
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave

Ralph Waldo Emerson foto

“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.”
Postavte lepší past na myši a svět si k vám bude razit cestu.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

Misattributed

Walt Disney foto

“All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Všechny naše sny se mohou stát skutečností, pokud máme odvahu je následovat.

Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman

Zdroj: How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life (2004), Ch. 3 : Imagination Unlimited, p. 63; Unsourced variant: All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

Everett Dirksen foto

“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”
Jsem člověk s pevnými a neústupnými zásadami, z nichž první je být vždy flexibilní.

Everett Dirksen (1896–1969) United States Army officer

As quoted in Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or, How to Survive Public Service (2001) by Kenneth H. Ashworth, p. 11

Mahatma Gandhi foto

“It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
Není moudré být si příliš jistý vlastní moudrostí. Je zdravé si připomínat, že i ti nejsilnější mohou zeslábnout a ti nejmoudřejší se mohou mýlit.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India

Harijan (17 February 1940)
1940s

Confucius foto

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
Učit se bez přemýšlení je zbytečné. Přemýšlet bez učení je nebezpečné.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Varianta: Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.
Zdroj: The Analects, Chapter II

“Be Impeccable with Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.”
Buďte dokonalí svým vyjádřením. Mluvte čestně. Říkejte jen to, co myslíte vážně. Vyvarujte se používání slova k tomu, abyste mluvili proti sobě nebo pomlouvali druhé. Používejte sílu svého slova ve prospěch pravdy a lásky.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz kniha Čtyři dohody

The Four Agreements (1997)

Confucius foto

“Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?”
Být v lidskosti je dobré. Pokud si vybíráme jiné dobro, a tím se vzdalujeme lidskosti, jak můžeme být moudří?

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

The opening phrase of this chapter after which the chapter is named in Chinese.
Zdroj: The Analects, Chapter IV

Confucius foto

“Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”
Když si zopakuješ, co ses naučil, a naučíš se něco nového, budeš schopen být učitelem.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Zdroj: The Analects, Chapter II

Joseph Joubert foto

“He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.”
Kdo má představivost bez učení, má křídla, ale nemá nohy.

Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist
Charles Dickens foto

“There is a wisdom of the Head, and … there is a wisdom of the Heart.”
Existuje moudrost Hlavy a moudrost Srdce.

Charles Dickens kniha Hard Times

Bk. III, Ch. 1
Hard Times (1854)

Cory Doctorow foto

“This is why I loved technology: if you used it right, it could give you power and privacy.”
Proto jsem miloval technologie: když je správně používáte, mohou vám dát moc a soukromí.

Cory Doctorow Little Brother

Little Brother (2008)

Alan Kay foto

“Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born.”
Technologie je všechno, co tu nebylo, když jste se narodili.

Alan Kay (1940) computer scientist

Hong Kong press conference in the late 1980s
1980s

Napoleon Hill foto

“All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea!”
Všechny úspěchy, všechna vydobytá bohatství mají svůj počátek v myšlence!

Napoleon Hill kniha Think and Grow Rich

Zdroj: Think and Grow Rich (1938), p.18

Simone Weil foto

“Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose.”
Svoboda v konkrétním slova smyslu spočívá v možnosti volby.

Simone Weil (1909–1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist

Zdroj: Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986), The Needs of the Soul (1949), Ch. 3, Liberty

Walter Benjamin foto

“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.”
Umění vyprávět příběhy se blíží svému konci, protože epická stránka pravdy, moudrost, vymírá.

Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) German literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892-1940)

"The Storyteller" (1936)

George Herbert foto

“874. None knows the weight of another's burthen.”
Nikdo nezná tíhu cizího břemene.

George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest

Jacula Prudentum (1651)

Ralph Waldo Emerson foto

“Go put your creed into your deed,
Nor speak with double tongue.”

Jdi a vlož své přesvědčení do svého činu, nemluv dvojím jazykem.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

Ode, Concord, July 4, 1857
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

Anatole France foto

“Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.”
Ironie je radost z reflexe a radost z moudrosti.

Anatole France (1844–1924) French writer

L'ironie, c'est la gaieté de la réflexion et la joie de la sagesse.
Series III: Rabelais http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19345/19345-8.txt
The Literary Life (1888-1892)

Dwight Morrow foto

“We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.”
Všichni máme sklon posuzovat sami sebe podle svých ideálů, ostatní podle jejich činů.

Dwight Morrow (1873–1931) American politician

Quoted by Harold Nicolson in his biography Dwight Morrow (1935), p. 50 http://books.google.com/books?id=l3upji62bdIC&q=%22We+are+all+inclined+to+judge+ourselves+by+our+ideals%22&pg=PA50#v=onepage- 51 http://books.google.com/books?id=l3upji62bdIC&q=%22others+by+their+acts%22&pg=PA51#v=onepage

Nelson Mandela foto

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
Dobrá hlava a dobré srdce jsou vždy skvělou kombinací.

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist

1990s, Long Walk to Freedom (1995)

“Don't turn back when you are just at the goal.”
Neotáčejte se, když jste blízko cíle.

Publilio Siro Latin writer

Maxim 580
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe foto

“Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.”
Jen si věř, pak budeš vědět, jak žít.

Mephistopheles and the Student
Faust, Part 1 (1808)

Ralph Waldo Emerson foto

“Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.”
Příroda je proměnlivý mrak, který je vždy a zároveň nikdy stejný.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

History
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Essays, First Series
Varianta: Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nelson Mandela foto

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
Není nad to vrátit se na místo, které se nezměnilo, a zjistit, jak jste se změnili vy sami.

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist

1990s, Long Walk to Freedom (1995)

Thomas Edison foto

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Naše největší slabost spočívá ve vzdávání se. Nejistějším způsobem, jak uspět, je vždy zkusit ještě jednou.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman

As quoted in Edison & Ford Quote Book (2003) edited by Edison & Ford Winter Estates.
Date unknown

Johann Kaspar Lavater foto

“Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.”
Úhlednost plodí pořádek, ale pořádek je stejně daleko od vkusu jako vkus od génia nebo láska od přátelství.

Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss poet

No. 583
Aphorisms on Man (c. 1788)

Tony Blair foto

“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”
Někdy je lepší prohrát a udělat správnou věc než vyhrát a udělat špatnou věc.

Tony Blair (1953) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Hansard http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo051109/debtext/51109-03.htm#51109-03_spmin10, House of Commons, 6th series, vol. 439, col. 302.
9 November 2005, responding to Charles Kennedy in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions. Blair was referring to the likely defeat in Parliament of additional powers to detain terror suspects without charge, which happened later that day.
2000s

G. K. Chesterton foto

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.”
Nevěřím v osud, který dopadá na lidi, ať jednají jakkoli, ale věřím v osud, který na ně dopadá, pokud nejednají.

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist

Illustrated London News (29 April 1922)

Marcus Aurelius foto

“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”
Kdo žije v souladu sám se sebou, žije v souladu s vesmírem.

Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Ancient Rome

Attributed in The Life You Were Born to Live : Finding Your Life Purpose (1995) by Dan Millman, Pt. 2, Ch. 2 : Cooperation and Balance
Disputed

Sallust foto

“Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.”
Mysli jako muž činu a jednej jako myslící muž.

Sallust (-86–-34 BC) Roman historian, politician

Henri Bergson, as quoted in The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life (1950), p. 442; this only seems to have become attributed to Sallust in the early 21st century.
Misattributed

Giacomo Leopardi foto

“To that creature, being born,
Its birthday is a day to mourn.”

Pro toho tvora, který se narodil, jsou jeho narozeniny dnem smutku.

Giacomo Leopardi kniha Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia

Stato che sia, dentro covile o cuna,
È funesto a chi nasce il dì natale.
Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia (Night song of a nomadic shepherd in Asia) (1829-1830). Translation by Eamon Grennan, Leopardi: Selected Poems [Princeton University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-691-01644-5], p. 62
Poetry

“If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.”
Pokud nevíte, kam jdete, pravděpodobně skončíte někde jinde.

Laurence J. Peter (1919–1990) Canadian eductor

Zdroj: Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time (1977), p. 125

Nathaniel Hawthorne foto

“The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is, to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.”
Největší překážkou hrdinství je pochybnost, zda se člověk neukáže jako hlupák; nejpravdivější hrdinství je odolat pochybnostem a nejhlubší moudrost je poznat, kdy je třeba se jim bránit a kdy je třeba je poslechnout.

Nathaniel Hawthorne kniha The Blithedale Romance

The Blithedale Romance (1852), chapter 2

Edwin Markham foto

“We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.”
Zlaté pravidlo jsme si zapamatovali, nyní si ho zapišme do života.

Edwin Markham (1852–1940) American poet
Thomas Edison foto

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Mnoho životních zklamání je od lidí, co nezjistili, jak blízko byli úspěchu, kdyby to nevzdali.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman

This is presented as a statement of 1877, as quoted in From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison (2007) by Deborah Headstrom-Page, p. 22.
1800s

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar foto

“Minds are like parachutes: they only function when open.”
Mysl je jako padák: funguje, jen když je otevřená.

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (1864–1930) Scottish Distiller and Conservative Party politician

Quoted in Giovanni Graziadei, Gestione della produzione industriale, Hoepli, Milano, 2004, p. 65 http://books.google.it/books?id=xomdPzmzKAcC&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q&f=false. ISBN 88-203-3395-3. May be a bit questionable http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/minds_are_like_parachutes_they_only_function_when_open/.

Amelia Earhart foto

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done.”
Nikdy nepřerušujte někoho, kdo dělá něco, o čem jste řekli, že to nejde.

Amelia Earhart (1897–1937) American aviation pioneer and author

As quoted in "She Drew Horses..." (2006) by Kelli Swan, p. 42
Disputed

Confucius foto

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
Čím více se člověk soustředí na dobré myšlenky, tím lepší bude jeho svět i svět jako celek.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Attributed to Confucius in Out of the Blue: Delight Comes Into Our Lives (1996) by Mark Victor Hansen, Barbara Nichols, and Patty Hansen, p. 93
Attributed

“By giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.”
Když věnujeme plnou pozornost vždy jen jedné věci, můžeme se naučit zaměřit pozornost tam, kam chceme.

Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999) spiritual teacher, author of books on meditation and spiritual practice, and translator and interpreter of …

[Words to live by: A daily guide to leading an exceptional life, Easwaran, Eknath, w:Eknath Easwaran, 2005, Nilgiri, Tomales, CA, 978-1-58638-016-8] (page 12: comment for Jan. 3 on quote by Shelley) (work originally published 1990)

Thomas Edison foto

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
Není to tak, že bych neuspěl. Jen jsem našel 10 000 způsobů, které nefungují.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman

As quoted in: [J. L.] Elkhorne. Edison — The Fabulous Drone, in 73 Vol. XLVI, No. 3 (March 1967) http://www.arimi.it/wp-content/73/03_March_1967.pdf, p. 52
Disputed

John Steinbeck foto

“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”
Je běžnou zkušeností, že problém, který je v noci obtížný, se ráno vyřeší poté, co na něm zapracuje výbor spánku.

John Steinbeck kniha Sweet Thursday

Zdroj: Sweet Thursday (1954), Ch. 20

George V of the United Kingdom foto

“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”
Se zaťatou pěstí si nemůžete podat ruku.

George V of the United Kingdom (1865–1936) King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India

Attributed

Walter Winchell foto

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
Pravý přítel je ten, který přijde, když všichni odcházejí.

Walter Winchell (1897–1972) American gossip journalist

Attributed

Winston S. Churchill foto

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Pesimista vidí obtíž při každé příležitosti. Optimista vidí příležitost při každé obtíži.

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

This quote is commonly attributed to Churchill, but appears in the "Red Herrings: False Attributions" appendix of Churchill by Himself : The Definitive Collection of Quotations (2008) by Richard Langworth, without citation as to where it originates.
In American Character, a 1905 address by Brander Matthews, a similar quotation is attributed to L. P. Jacks ( link http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015059451156?urlappend=%3Bseq=238).
""Our civilization is a perilous adventure for an uncertain prize... Human society is not a constructed thing but a human organization... We are adopting a false method of reform when we begin by operations that weaken society, either morally or materially, by lower its vitality, by plunging it into gloom and despair about itself, by inducing the atmosphere of the sick-room, and then when its courage and resources are at a low ebb, expecting it to perform some mighty feat of self-reformation... Social despair or bitterness does not get us anywhere... Low spirits are an intellectual luxury. An optimist is one who sees an opportunity in every difficulty. A pessimist is one who sees a difficulty in every opportunity... The conquest of great difficulties is the glory of human nature." L. P. Jacks, quoted in American character, by Brander Matthews, 1906
Misattributed
Varianta: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Thomas Edison foto

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Většina lidí opomíjí příležitost, protože je oblečená v montérkách a vypadá jako práce.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman

As quoted in An Enemy Called Average (1990) by John L. Mason, p. 55.
Date unknown

Albert Camus foto

“Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.”
Podzim je druhé jaro, kdy je každý list květem.

Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist

As quoted in Visions from Earth (2004) by James R. Miller, p. 126

Edmund Burke foto

“But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.”
Co je však svoboda bez moudrosti a bez ctnosti? Je to největší ze všech možných zel, neboť je to bláznovství, neřest a šílenství bez výchovy a omezení.

Edmund Burke kniha Reflections on the Revolution in France

Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

Louis Pasteur foto

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”
Prozradím vám tajemství, které mě dovedlo k mému cíli. Moje síla spočívá pouze v mé houževnatosti.

Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) French chemist and microbiologist

As quoted in There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem (2001) by Wayne W. Dyer

Henri-Frédéric Amiel foto

“Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.”
Dělat snadno to, co je obtížné pro druhé, je talent. Dělat to, co je nemožné talentu, je dílo génia.

Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) Swiss philosopher and poet

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Journal

Elbert Hubbard foto

“A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.”
Neúspěšný je člověk, který chyboval, ale není schopen tuto zkušenost zúročit.

Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul

The Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923)

George Gordon Byron foto

“Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.”
Přátelství může a často se rozvine v lásku, ale z lásky se nikdy nerozvine přátelství.

George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

Quoted by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington in Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington http://books.google.com/books?id=w648AAAAYAAJ&q="Friendship+may+and+often+does+grow+into+love+but+love+never+subsides+into+friendship"&pg=PA179#v=onepage (1834).

Nikos Kazantzakis foto

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”
Abychom uspěli, musíme nejprve věřit, že to dokážeme.

Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) Greek writer

Michael Korda, in Success! (1977), p. 284
Misattributed

Alexis Carrel foto

“All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.”
Všichni velcí muži jsou obdařeni intuicí. Vědí, co potřebují vědět, aniž by museli uvažovat nebo analyzovat.

Alexis Carrel (1873–1944) French surgeon and biologist

As quoted in Nava-Vēda : God and Man (Nara and Narayan) (1968‎) by M. B. Raja Rao, p. 229

Jean Cocteau foto

“The extreme limit of wisdom — that’s what the public calls madness.”
Krajní mez moudrosti - to je to, co veřejnost nazývá šílenstvím.

Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker

Le Coq et l’Arlequin (1918)

Thomas Edison foto

“Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.”
To, že něco nedělá to, co jste plánovali, neznamená, že je to zbytečné.

Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman

As quoted in Artifacts : An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley (2001) by Christine Finn. p. 90.
Date unknown

“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.”
Znalost znamená vědět, že rajče je ovoce, a moudrost znamená vědět, že se nemá dávat do ovocného salátu.

O'Driscoll's widely quoted musing when asked to give his view on former Lions team mate and current England manager, Martin Johnson ahead of Ireland's Six Nations Championship match against England on 28 February 2009. Brendan Cole, " What Did BOD Mean? https://web.archive.org/web/20090228234200/http://www.rte.ie/ie/sportsixnations/entry/what_did_bod_mean", RTE Sport (February 27, 2009).

Samuel Smiles foto

“Good actions give strength to ourselves, and inspire good actions in others.”
Dobré činy nám dodávají sílu a inspirují k dobrým činům i ostatní.

Samuel Smiles (1812–1904) Scottish author

Duty: With Illustrations of Courage, Patience, and Endurance (1880), Ch. 2, p. 49

Sophia Loren foto

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”
Krása je to, jak se cítíte uvnitř, a to se odráží ve vašich očích. Není to něco fyzického.

Sophia Loren (1934) Italian actress

As quoted in Morrow's International Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations (1982) by Jonathon Green, p. 340.

Henri-Frédéric Amiel foto

“Liberty, equality — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble becomes necessarily protection or kindness.”
Svoboda, rovnost - to jsou zlé zásady! Jedinou skutečnou zásadou pro lidstvo je spravedlnost; a spravedlnost pro slabé se nutně stává ochranou nebo laskavostí.

Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) Swiss philosopher and poet

Undated entry of December 1863 or early 1864, as translated by Humphry Ward (1893), p. 215
Journal Intime (1882), Journal entries

“One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.”
Jedním z cílů vzdělávání by mělo být naučit se, že život je drahocenný.

Abraham Maslow kniha Motivation and Personality

Zdroj: Motivation and Personality (1954), p. 255.

Gautama Buddha foto

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection”
Vy sami, stejně jako kdokoli v celém vesmíru, si zasloužíte lásku a náklonnost.

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

Sharon Salzberg in an article in a magazine called “Woman of Power” in 1989
Misattributed

“While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.”
Zatímco se zastavujeme a přemýšlíme, často propásneme svou příležitost.

Publilio Siro Latin writer

Maxim 185
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave

Gautama Buddha foto

“Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.”
Ať vyschne má kůže, šlachy a kosti i všechno maso a krev mého těla! Vítám to! Ale z tohoto místa se nehnu, dokud nedosáhnu nejvyšší a konečné moudrosti.

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

The Jatka (From the Attainment of the Buddhaship. Also is in the Nirvana Sutta.)
Unclassified

Charles Lindbergh foto

“Life — a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter.”
Život - vyvrcholení minulosti, vědomí přítomnosti, náznak budoucnosti přesahující poznání, kvalita, která dává hmotě nádech božství.

Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974) American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

"Is Civilization Progress?" in Reader's Digest (July 1964)

“A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.”
Vášeň pro politiku obvykle pramení z neukojitelné potřeby buď moci, nebo přátelství a obdivu, případně z kombinace obojího.

Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981) American historian and biographer

Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, ch. 1 (1974)

Henri-Frédéric Amiel foto

“Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life.”
Pravda je tajemstvím výmluvnosti a ctnosti, základem morální autority; je nejvyšším vrcholem umění a života.

Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) Swiss philosopher and poet

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Journal

“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.”
Buď vykročíte vpřed k růstu, nebo se vrátíte o krok zpět do bezpečí.

Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) American psychologist

As quoted in How the Best Leaders Lead : Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others (2010) by Brian Tracy, p. 35.
1970s and later

“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.”
Ke změně člověka je třeba změnit jeho vědomí sebe sama.

Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) American psychologist

As quoted in Life In the Open Sea (1972) by William M. Stephens, p. 21.
1970s and later

Mahatma Gandhi foto

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Slabí nedovedou nikdy odpustit. Schopnost odpouštět je rysem silných.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India

"Interview to the Press" in Karachi about the execution of Bhagat Singh (23 March 1931); published in Young India (2 April 1931), reprinted in Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi Online Vol. 51. Gandhi begins by making a statement on his failure "to bring about the commutation of the death sentence of Bhagat Singh and his friends." He is asked two questions. First: "Do you not think it impolitic to forgive a government which has been guilty of a thousand murders?" Gandhi replies: "I do not know a single instance where forgiveness has been found so wanting as to be impolitic." In a follow-up question, Gandhi is asked: "But no country has ever shown such forgiveness as India is showing to Britain?" Gandhi replies: "That does not affect my reply. What is true of individuals is true of nations. One cannot forgive too much. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
1930s

Anton Chekhov foto

“Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.”
Láska, přátelství, úcta nespojují lidi tolik jako společná nenávist k něčemu.

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian dramatist, author and physician

Alternate translation: Nothing better forges a bond of love, friendship or respect than common hatred toward something.
Also quoted in Psychologically Speaking: A Book of Quotations, Kevin Connolly and Margaret Martlew, 1999, p. 96
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)

Richard Bach foto

“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
Nejlepším způsobem, jak se odvděčit za krásné chvíle, je užít si je.

Richard Bach kniha The Bridge Across Forever

The Bridge Across Forever (1984)

Ralph Waldo Emerson foto

“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”
Přítel může být považován za mistrovské dílo přírody.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

1840s, Essays: First Series (1841), Friendship

Len Wein foto

“A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.”
Opravdový přítel je ten, kdo je tu pro vás, i když by byl raději kdekoli jinde.

Len Wein (1948–2017) American comic book writer and editor

Quoted in "1001 Affirmations" - by Herbert P. Windschitl - Poetry - 2003

Oliver Wendell Holmes foto

“It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”
Mluvit je výsadou poznání a naslouchat je výsadou moudrosti.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) Poet, essayist, physician

Ch. 10 http://books.google.com/books?id=omwRAAAAYAAJ&q=%22It+is+the+province+of+knowledge+to+speak+and+it+is+the+privilege+of+wisdom+to+listen%22&pg=PA264#v=onepage and The Atlantic Monthly October 1872 http://books.google.com/books?id=psqcIq5UxYkC&q=%22It+is+the+province+of+knowledge+to+speak+and+it+is+the+privilege+of+wisdom+to+listen%22&pg=PA427#v=onepage
The Poet at the Breakfast Table (1872)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow foto

“He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.”
Kdo si váží sám sebe, je v bezpečí před ostatními; nosí plášť, který nikdo neprorazí.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) American poet

From 'Michael Angelo' (published posthumously), as included in The poetical works, Houghton Mifflin (1887), p. 316.

Coco Chanel foto

“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone.”
Kolik starostí si člověk ušetří, když se rozhodne nebýt něčím, ale být někým.

Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French fashion designer

As quoted in Contemporary Quotations‎ (1954) by James Beasley Simpson

Man Ray foto

“It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.”
Nikdy mi nešlo o to, abych zaznamenával své sny, jen o odhodlání je uskutečnit.

Man Ray (1890–1976) American artist and photographer

Julien Levy exhibition catalog (April 1945)

Confucius foto

“To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.”
Moudrostí lze nazvat to, že se člověk horlivě věnuje povinnostem, které náleží lidem, a přestože respektuje duchovní bytosti, drží se od nich dál.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Zdroj: The Analects, Chapter VI

Franklin D. Roosevelt foto

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
Až dojdete na konec lana, uvažte na něm uzel a držte se.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States

The earliest citation yet found does not attribute this to Roosevelt, but presents it as a piece of anonymous piece folk-wisdom: "When one reaches the end of his rope, he should tie a knot in it and hang on" ( LIFE magazine (3 April 1919), p. 585 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89063018576?urlappend=%3Bseq=65).
Misattributed
Varianta: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

“We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.”
Chceme-li znovu objevit sami sebe a žít svůj život autenticky, musíme najít odvahu říci NE věcem a lidem, kteří nám neslouží.

Barbara De Angelis (1951) American psychologist

From Are You the One for Me? (1992)

Thomas Fuller (writer) foto

“A Friend to all, is a Friend to none.”
Přítel všech - přítel nikoho.

Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual

Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

Amelia Earhart foto

“Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.”
Nikdy nedělejte věci, které mohou a chtějí dělat ostatní, pokud existují věci, které ostatní dělat nemohou nebo nechtějí.

Amelia Earhart (1897–1937) American aviation pioneer and author

As quoted in Have Fun with American Heroes : Activities, Projects, and Fascinating Facts (2005) by David C. King, p. 82; this is also attributed to Dawson Trotman in Through Her Eyes : Life and Ministry of Women in the Muslim World (2005) by Marti Smith, p. 116
Disputed

Woody Allen foto

“It is impossible to experience one's own death objectively and still carry a tune.”
Je zhola nemožné vnímat objektivně vlastní smrt a ještě přitom udržet melodii.

Woody Allen kniha Getting Even

Getting Even (1971), My Philosophy

Confucius foto

“I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.”
Netrápí mě, že mi nikdo nerozumí. Trápí mě, když neznám druhé.

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

Zdroj: The Analects, Chapter I

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