Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. Socrates
Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC) Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales Act as if it were impossible to fail. Dorothea Brande Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. Samuel Johnson
English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784) Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair. Edmund Burke
Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797) The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become. Harold Taylor Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. Napoleon Bonaparte
French general & politician (1769 - 1821) Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht, The Mother, 1932
German Communist & dramatist (1898 - 1956) Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day. French Proverb | 
