Quotes about wisdom
wisdom men judging
We cannot judge fully of men's works by what we see, or what is said and thought of them; for man is prone to depreciate that which is really important, and to exact and extol what is trivial and of little worth. Many things which are hidden and unrecognized of human wisdom are nevertheless valuable and vitally important. Orson F. Whitney
wisdom children important
One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences. Orlando Aloysius Battista
wisdom song idols
Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song. Omar Khayyam
wisdom believe loss
Don't cry upon you losses Don't mesure today with tommorows Don't trust to passed and coming day Believe in now - and be happy today. Omar Khayyam
wisdom two live-your-life
To wisely live your life, you don't need to know much Just rememeber two main rules for the beginning: You better starve, than eat whatever And better be alone, than with whoever. Omar Khayyam
wisdom years hopeful
What a new face courage puts on everything. - Ralph Waldo Emerson To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
wisdom like-you made
God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork. Norman Vincent Peale
wisdom fun practice
From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be. Epictetus
wisdom philosophical men
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Epictetus
wisdom men support
Coupled with Usury, Unrestricted Competition destroys the small man for the profit of the great and in so doing produces that mass of economically unfree citizens whose very political freedom comes in question because it has no foundation in any economic freedom, that is, any useful proportion of property to support it. Political freedom without economic freedom is almost worthless, and it is because the modern proletariat has the one kind of freedom without the other that its rebellion is now threatening the very structure of the modern world. Hilaire Belloc
wisdom philosophical men
Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things. Heraclitus
wisdom heard knows
Of all whose words I have heard, no one attains to this, to know that wisdom is apart from all. Heraclitus
wisdom men intelligence
Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars. Heraclitus
wisdom oneness understanding
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeated all things. Heraclitus
wisdom judgment know-how
Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things. Heraclitus
wisdom philosophy war
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next. Henry Ward Beecher
wisdom mind repose
Wisdom is the repose of the mind. Johann Kaspar Lavater
wisdom nature natural
The unnatural, that too is natural. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom teacher memories
A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single good poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory with rows and rows of natural objects, classified with name and form. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom age world
It would not be worth your while to reach the age of seventy if all the wisdom of the world were to be foolishness before God. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom found dies
Wisdom is only found in truth. [Ger., Die Weisheit ist nur in der Wahrheit.] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom enough willing
Willing is not enough, we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom powerful freedom
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom moving believe
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom truth found
Wisdom is found only in truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wisdom president essentials
Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate. Eric Sevareid
wisdom dog
Every dog has its day. John Heywood
wisdom latin negative-people
Hit the nail on the head. John Heywood
wisdom looks leap
Look before you leap. John Heywood
wisdom men shoes
Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot. John Heywood
wisdom littles ears
Little pitchers have big ears. John Heywood
wisdom blow wind
It's an ill wind that blows no good. John Heywood
wisdom philosophy needs
To achieve, you need thought Ayn Rand