Half a Ton of the Greatest Quotes Ever

By Jeremiah Maponde

Never, have the ideas and insights of the most profound people of years gone by and people of our time been put into one book. This compilation contains some of the most touching thoughts from great men and women. This book can be used as a life manual for it contains information covering all areas of life, be it health, spiritual, mental, physical and financial. Make this book a constant companion wherever you are and let it be your manual where you can fish out an inspiring quote when you have any issue exciting or troubling you. When a rainy afternoon sends your spirits plunging down, perhaps you can find a recipe in this book for dispelling the gloom. Read it the way you like: you can start from the middle, or from the end, or from the beginning – the concentration is the same. High concentration.
It has to be appreciated that there are other many great quotes from great and ordinary people. This publication can only contain five hundred great quotes and its not exhaustive.

The quotes in this book are very inspirational in all major aspects of your life; be it social, spiritual, business and many other ways. However the general number of quotes are business linked. To further spicy up the book I added a bonus of fifty rib-cracking jokes for your pleasure, as a bonus. Since this is a five hundred ton load of jokes, I will give you a ‘laughing break’ break after every ten ton load of quotes. This is the true meaning of mixing business with pleasure.

This is the only book of its kind – it mixes business with humor. You get fifty extremely humorous jokes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jeremiah Maponde
• Release date: Sep 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310264511

Jeremiah Maponde

I am a married father of three. It always makes me happy to spend my free time with my lovely family. My interests center mostly on technical things, but am a big soccer fan. Time permitting, I play social soccer during weekends.

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Introduction

This masterpiece is a compilation of 500 of the greatest quotes ever made. The quotes are from people who are no longer with us and some still living. Some of the quotes are centuries old and some were made as recent as year 2014. You will need this book as a constant companion for it contains quotes which suites your every mood and it can greatly lift up your spirits when the chips are down. In this very serious and empowering book, I have decided to do something unique – I added 50 rib cracking jokes as a bonus. After every 10 quotes, I will give you a ‘laughing break’ but dropping a smart joke.

Enjoy.

1

My call to the races who feel oppressed or disadvantaged or being exploited is to transcend that mental barrier and see their inert and inborn capabilities. It is your thinking that is holding you back – nothing else. Think yourself to success.

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2

Nothing in this world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Martin Luther King Jr.

3

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

4

"I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please

everybody."

Bill Cosby

5

Limitations exist only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities are limitless

Jamie Paolinetti

6

Those who come seeking peace without a treaty are plotting.

Sun Tzu

7

I believe blessings are just chasing me down.

Eunice Johnston Schoeman

8

When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.

Indian saying

9

Man who chases two rabbits catches neither.

Confucius

10

Your purpose on earth is to do something MASSIVE. You remain on this planet because your mission isn't yet accomplished.

Jeremiah M. Maponde

At an accident scene, a guy comes rushing to the victim pushing and shoving evryone aside including the lady who was trying to resuscitate the victim. He said he had a certificate in first aid. After a few minutes with no change the lady who had been pushed aside patted the first aid guy on the back and said, When you think he needs a doctor, I am waiting right here.

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11

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Dr. Robert Schuller

12

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

Albert Einstein

13

The price of discipline is less than the pain of regret.

Nido Qubein

14

As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.

Donald Trump

15

Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.

Zoroaster

16

Of course, the sovereign cure for worry is religious faith.

William James

17

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison

18

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

Jim Rohn

19

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - What you see is not what you get. It’s what you make of it.

Shirley Thom

20

Your life is mostly governed by how you choose to react to situations and not by the situations themselves. You can choose to be angry that roses have thorns or you can choose to be happy that thorns have roses.

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Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and phones emergency services. He gasps, My friend is dead! What can I do? The operator says, Calm down. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead. There is a silence, then a gun shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, OK, now what?

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21

People who have achieved great success are not necessarily more skilful or intelligent than others. What separates them is their burning desire and thirst for knowledge. The more one knows, the more one achieves.

Robin Sharma

22

Don’t think about the next job, focus on doing the best with the job you have. Learn everything you can from everyone you can. Focus on the possibilities of each job, not the limitations.

Carly Fiorina

23

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