I will act as if what I do makes a difference.
Voi actiona ca si cum ceea ce fac are un impact.
(William James, filosof, 1842-1910)

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.
Putine sunt lucrurile care pot ajuta mai mult un om decat sa ii dai o raspundere si sa ii arati ca ai incredere in el.
(Booker T. Washington, reformator, educator, autor, 1856-1915)

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
Cele mai dogoratoare locuri din iad sunt rezervate celor care, in vremuri de mare criza morala, stau deoparte.
(Dante Alighieri, poet, 1265-1321)

The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
Unicul scop real al educatiei este de a il face pe om sa puna fara incetare intrebari.
( Mandell Creighton, episcop si istoric,1843–1901)

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.
Poate ca rezultatul cel mai valoros al intregii educatii este capacitatea de a te convinge sa faci ceea ce trebuie sa faci, atunci cand trebuie sa faci, fie ca iti place sau nu.
(Thomas Henry Huxley, antropolog si educator, 1825-1895)

The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.
Cea ma bine educata fiinta umana este aceea care intelege cel mai mult despre viata in care imprejurarile il situeaza.
(Helen Keller, educator si militant pentru drepturile persoanleor cu handicap, 1880-1968)

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Exista doua moduri de a raspandi lumina: poti sa fii lumanarea sau oglinda care o reflecta.
(Edith Wharton, romancier, 1862-1937)

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
Nu este maretie acolo unde simplitate, bunatate si adevar nu sunt.
(Lev Tolstoi, romancier si filosof, 1828-1910)

To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
Sa ai si sa nu dai este adesea mai rau decat sa furi.
(Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, scriitoare, 1830-1916)

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
De fiecare data cind se incalca libertatile individuale se invoca o necesitate. Este argumentul tiranilor, credinta sclavilor.
(William Pitt, prim-ministru britanic, 1759-1806)

I believe that the first test of a truly great man is his humility. I do not mean by humility, doubt of his own powers. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not in them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.

Cred ca prima dovada a unui om cu advarat mare este umilinta. Nu ma refer la umilinta ca indoiala cu privire la propria capacitate. In schimb, oamenii cu adevarat mari au sentimentul ciudat ca maretia nu este in ei, ci se arata prin ei. Si vad ceva divin in fiecare alt om, si sint la nesfirsit, in mod naiv, incredibil de recunoscatori.
(John Ruskin, scriitor, critic de arta, reformator social,1819-1900)

Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle.
Sunt sapte greseli ale acestei lumi care duc la violenta: bogatie fara munca, placere fara constiinta, cunoastere fara caracter, comert fara moralitate, stiinta fara umanitate, adoratie fara sacrificiu, politica fara principii.
(Mahatma Gandhi, lider politic si spiritual,1869-1948)

I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence: / Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.
(Robert Frost, poet, 1874-1963)