QuoteDB
81 curated quotes from 45 of history's greatest minds.
About the collection
QuoteDB is a hand-curated collection of 81 short quotations from 45 writers, philosophers, scientists and leaders, from Stoics such as Marcus Aurelius and Seneca to Mark Twain, Nelson Mandela and Steve Jobs. Every quote is tagged with one of 12 themes and linked to its author, so you can read everything one person said here or every quote on a single idea. The featured quote above changes on each visit. The collection is maintained by hand rather than pulled from an external quotes API, and attributions follow the commonly accepted source; some popular quotes are widely misattributed, so check a primary source before citing one.
Browse by theme: Life, Motivation, Wisdom, Success, Love, Philosophy, Courage, Creativity, Change, Happiness, Leadership, Knowledge. Most quoted authors: Marcus Aurelius, Carl Jung, Epictetus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr.. You can also search by word or author, or pull ten random quotes.