Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Self-improvement Personal growth Character

Speaker

Albert Einstein

Source

The Death of a Genius Life Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Physicist Scientist

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Einstein, Albert. "The Death of a Genius." Interviewed by William Miller. Life Magazine, 2 May 1955.

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Another quote from the 1950s

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

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Topic
Going to war Military strategy
Speaker
Douglas MacArthur
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1952 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Keynote address at the Republican National Convention. Republican National Convention. 7 July 1952, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA.

Another quote about Character

I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception.

Novalis

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Topic
Character Fate
Speaker
Heinrich von Ofterdingen

Author

Novalis
Source
Heinrich von Ofterdingen
Language
German
Time
1802 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Novalis. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. Berlin, 1802, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Novalis. Henry von Ofterdingen. Dover Publications, 2015, pt. 2.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Topic
Self-knowledge Enemies

Author

Sun Tzu
Source
The Art of War
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Military treatise
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Chinese
Time
475 BC 470s BC 5th century BC
Authentication Score 0
Original Citation

Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.