Quote by Source Unknown

Nothing great is lightly won, nothing won is lost. Every good deed that's nobly done will always repay the cost.

Nothing great is lightly won, nothing won is lost. Every goo

Summary

This quote emphasizes the notion that achieving greatness requires effort and sacrifice. It suggests that any worthy accomplishment or success is not easily obtained, but once won, it can never truly be lost. Furthermore, it highlights the idea that any noble and virtuous action or deed carries inherent rewards and benefits that outweigh the initial cost or difficulty involved. The quote encourages perseverance and reminds individuals that their efforts will always be rewarded in some way, reinforcing the value of determination and integrity in pursuing one's goals.

Topics

Winning Winners

By Source Unknown

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a d

Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every aspect of life.

Life

Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untoucha

Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.

Richard Buckminster Fuller

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to r

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.

Change

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of d

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely it is not yet necessary to forsake life in the fresh air and in the warmth of the sunlight. What a paradox if our own cleverness in science should force us to live underground with the moles.

J. William Fulbright

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Manners

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.

Bertrand Russell

Wisdom Life Fear

Though it is very important for man as an individual that hi

Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religion but that they should profess religion.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Multiculturalism

I think that great poetry is the most interesting and comple

I think that great poetry is the most interesting and complex use of the poet's language at that point in history, and so it's even more exciting when you read a poet like Yeats, almost 100 years old now, and you think that perhaps no one can really top that.

Poetry

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.

John Stuart Mill

Masses

Melancholy were the sounds on a winter's night.

Melancholy were the sounds on a winter's night.

Sad Winter Night Melancholy

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shou

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

Desiderius Erasmus

Genius

Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women

Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work.

Home