Demosthenes

Orator Statesman Ancient Greece 384 – 322

Athenian orator famous for passionate speeches against Philip of Macedon.

385 quotes

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Change
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"What we think, we become."
Philosophy
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Adventure
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Life
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Motivation
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Happiness
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Life
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Courage
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity."
Knowledge
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Work
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Perseverance
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"The more that you read, the more things you will know."
Education
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Wisdom
"Whoever is happy will make others happy."
Happiness
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
Time
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Courage
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right."
Motivation
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Wisdom
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Adventure
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Friendship
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift."
Time
"The best revenge is massive success."
Success
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Motivation
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Courage
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions."
Wisdom