Quotes of the day

03.01.2026

A sure friend is known in unsure times. (Ennius)
Never find your delight in another's misfortune. View quote
Publilius Syrus
When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy. View quote
Oscar Wilde
When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. View quote
Maxim Gorky

02.01.2026

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace. (Hesiod)
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. View quote
Epictetus
Everyone is like a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. View quote
Mark Twain
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. View quote
Samuel Johnson

01.01.2026

Only the dead have seen the end of war. (Plato)
A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners. View quote
Seneca
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. View quote
Mark Twain
Wise men make more opportunities than they find. View quote
Francis Bacon