"The wealth of mankind is the wisdom they leave."

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Source : John Boyle O'Reilly (1882). “Songs, Legends and Ballads”

John Boyle O'Reilly

#Wisdom Quotes #Wealth Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own.”
“I love David Fincher - even though it was just two scenes, I loved the way we worked and could tell by the way he was shooting it that this was going to be an affective movie to say the least.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“All effort is in the last analysis sustained by the faith that it is worth making.”
“My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child, But I am black as if bereaved of light.”
“In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as that all the consequences must follow which would result from its being literally true.”

Source : Wenman v. Ash, C. B. 844, 1853.
“People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: 'We'll come to Silverstone and have a look how it's done', and I tell them to stay away.”
“Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.”

Source : Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg (2003). “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls”, p.123, Penguin
“I've always believed that anyone can achieve their dreams, regardless. I've always had this attitude about no excuses. A belief that I can go on and do what I need to do. To go on, to succeed, regardless.”

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