Julius Rosenthal

Banker & Philanthropist American 1862 – 1928

Built banking fortune and became major philanthropic donor.

400 quotes

"Beauty is the convergence of truth and proportion."
Beauty
"Time is the one currency we cannot earn more of."
Time
"Strength lies not in hardness but in flexibility."
Strength
"In solitude, we discover the company of our best selves."
Solitude
"Music is the shortcut to emotions we cannot otherwise access."
Music
"Change is the only permanence; resistance to it is futile."
Change
"Patience is the virtue of those who understand consequences."
Patience
"Knowledge without application is just expensive trivia."
Knowledge
"Happiness is not a destination but a direction."
Happiness
"Kindness is strength expressed softly."
Kindness
"Death is not the opposite of life; it is the completion of it."
Death
"Imagination is where all progress begins."
Imagination
"Work that doesn't challenge you is work you're wasting."
Work
"Dreams are the soul's rehearsal for waking life."
Dreams
"Humor heals what seriousness wounds."
Humor
"Power reveals character; powerlessness conceals it."
Power
"Money is a mirror of our values, whether we like what it reflects or not."
Money
"Health is a conversation between body and spirit."
Health
"Adventure is the antidote to the poison of routine."
Adventure
"Technology without ethics is merely power amplified."
Technology
"History teaches us that humanity learns nothing from history."
History
"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with more wonder."
Philosophy
"Literature is the whisper of the dead in the ears of the living."
Literature
"In politics, principles are often the first casualty of power."
Politics
"War is failure magnified, violence crystallized."
War
"Motivation without character is ambition; with it, is purpose."
Motivation
"Inspiration is the spark; persistence is the fire."
Inspiration
"Relationships are the curriculum of the heart."
Relationships
"We are the average of our five closest relationships; choose wisely."
Friendship
"Family is both wound and salve."
Family