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wise words-of-wisdom godmother
This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it? Charles Dickens
wise men may
A wise man may be duped as well as a fool; but the fool publishes the triumph of the deceiver. Charles Caleb Colton
wise money thinking
It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so. Charles Caleb Colton
wise light fire
If martyrdom is now on the decline, it is not because martyrs are less zealous, but because martyr-mongers are more wise. The light of intellect has put out the fire of persecution, as other fires are observed to smoulder before the light of the same. Charles Caleb Colton
wise art moments
The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read. Charles Caleb Colton
wise heart wine
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Charles Caleb Colton
wise foolish gravity
Levity is often less foolish and gravity less wise than each of them appears. Charles Caleb Colton
wise men thinking
He that thinks he is the happiest man, really is so. But he that thinks he is the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Charles Caleb Colton
wise men littles
We must be careful how we flatter fools too little, or wise men too much, for the flatterer must act the very reverse of the physician, and administer the strongest dose only to the weakest patient. Charles Caleb Colton
funny-life mean successful
I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now. Cathy Guisewite
funny-life world materials
Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material. Cathy Guisewite
funny-life bad-day intelligent
Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one? Bob Monkhouse
funny-life female combination
The word “future” and females is a dangerous combination. Chetan Bhagat
funny-life mistake awakening
Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made. Bill Watterson
funny-life expectations life-is
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations. Bill Watterson
funny-life control-of-your-life peanut-butter
If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life. Bill Watterson
funny-life problem
The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present. Bill Watterson
funny-life ends ifs
You'll be richer in the end than a prince, if you're a friend. Edgar Guest
short-life light long
Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity. Charles Spurgeon
short-life long way
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way... Alan Watts
short-life years today
We foolish mortals sometimes live through years not realizing how short life is, and that TODAY is your life. Edith Schaeffer
short-life fire new-life
All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in his time. Charles Hazlewood
short-life acceptance medicine
A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: "One disease, long life; no disease, short life." In other words, those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider themselves perfectly happy and neglect their weakness. So, in that sense at least, a Weakness of some sort can do you a big favor, if you acknowledge that it's there. Benjamin Hoff
short-life length width
I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length. Avicenna
short-life cutting class
Sins cut boldly up through every class in society, but mere misdemeanours show a certain level in life. Elizabeth Bowen
short-life long obscurity
I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity. Alexander the Great
short-life life-is-too-short life-is-short
I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short Charles Kennedy