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Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus Aurelius
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.
Mary Shelley
I dwell in Possibility—
Emily Dickinson
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
The Quoteiac Journal
What Makes a Quote Worth Wearing
There are a lot of quotes in the world. A staggering number of them are on merchandise. Most of them don't belong there. That's not a snob take. It's a practical one. A quote printed on a shirt o...
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"Be the Change" — The Most Famous Quote Gandhi Probably Never Said
One of the most shared quotes on the internet doesn't appear anywhere in Gandhi's collected works. At least, not in the form everyone knows. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." You've se...
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For the Friend Who Quotes Things at You — Gifts That Quote Back
You know exactly who this is for. They're the friend who sends you a quote when you're going through something. Who has a Seneca line for every situation. Who will text you Rumi at 11pm not to be ...
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