Words of Wisdom

Margaret Thatcher, longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, and the first woman to have held the office

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, (October 13, 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who was the Prime Minister of the...

Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)

Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American politician and Army general who served...

W. Somerset Maugham, reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s

William Somerset Maugham (January 25, 1874 – December 16, 1965), better known as W. Somerset Maugham, was a British playwright, novelist...

Thomas Edison, described as America’s greatest inventor

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described...

Langston Hughes, American poet and one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry

James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and...

Confucius, philosopher who emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and...

Horace Walpole, nglish art historian and son of the first British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797) — also known as Horace Walpole —...

Kahlil Gibran, third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozi

Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen...

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until...

Geronimo, prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe

Geronimo “the one who yawns” (June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the...

Muriel Rukeyser, American poet and political activist

Muriel Rukeyser (December 15, 1913 – February 12, 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her...

John Stuart Mill, a philosopher dubbed “the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century”

John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil servant. One...

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