Author Archives: Rick "OJ" Ojeda

“Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.” Publilius Syrus 85-42 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.” Aristotle 384-322 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.” Plato 427-347 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“When I was a boy, wealth was regarded as a thing so secure as well as admirable that everyone affected to own more property than he actually possessed. . . . Now a man has to be ready to defend himself against being rich as if it were the worst of crimes.” Thucydides, History ofContinue reading “For the Week of:”

“Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” Thucydides, 460-400 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“To you who call yourselves men of peace, I say: You are not safe unless you have men of action on your side.” Thucydides, 460-400 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.” Lao-Tzu 604-531 B.C. (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“Reprove thy friend privately, commend him publicly.” Solon [638 – 559 B.C.] (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“I loathe like Hell’s Gates the man who thinks one thing and says another.” Homer; from the Illiad, bk IX, 1. 312 (taken from “Great Quotations the Shaped the World”)

“A man who has taken your time recognizes no debt, yet it is the only debt he can never repay.” Unknown (taken from “Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World”)