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Quotations on Excellence

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by Oscar Wilde
(October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900)

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

by Publilius Syrus

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

by Sir Winston Churchill
(November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965)

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.

by Unknown

Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

by John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)

The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

by Sallust
(87 BC - 35 BC)

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
(June 26, 1892 - March 6, 1973)

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

by Aristotle
(384 BC - 322 BC)

To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

by Aristotle
(384 BC - 322 BC)

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

by Aristotle
(384 BC - 322 BC)

With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.



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