Motto Quotes (page 2)

quotes
35
topics
12
Origin
What do these mean?
Topic
“One should be of service rather than be conspicuous.”
Original (Latin)

Prodesse quam conspici

VerifiedLatin motto; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 367 · evidenceService
“Upright whether in prosperous or in critical circumstances.”
Original (Latin)

Secundis dubiisque rectus

VerifiedLatin motto, after Horace's Odes; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899) · evidenceCircumstance
“The wealth of kings is in the affections of their subjects.”
Original (Latin)

Opes regum, corda subditorum

VerifiedLatin motto; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 345 · evidenceLeaders and Leadership
“Impatience is the cause of most of our irregularities and extravagances.”
Leaders and Leadership
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.”
Losers and Losing