It is the fool who is haunted by fears, dread of dangers, oppression of mind, not the wise man. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure. — Socrates Copy Share Image
That is ever the difference between the wise and the unwise: the latter wonders at what is unusual; the wise man wonders… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“if scattered and forsaken bricks are enough to build a house, a wise man will collect them and build one” — Kenneth Mahuka Copy Share Image
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
A wise man once told me, no matter how HOT she is, somebody somewhere is sick of her. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A wise man once said... relationships are like jacking off… no doubt, they're amazing.. but they always end in a mess. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their caparisons of title, wealth, and place, he considers but… — Richard Cecil Copy Share Image
Whoever counters the malicious with malice can never be free, but one who feels no maliciousness pacifies those who hate. Hate brings… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish... Knowledge can be communicated, but not… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us.… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“No naked little men sat on the summit dispensing wisdom, because the first thing the truly wise man works out is that… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The impression made on a wise man is that of universal innocence. Poison is not poisonous after all, nor are any wounds… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It is said that God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter. But it is also true that without… — George Will Copy Share Image
“Where does a wise man hide a pebble?" And the tall man answered in a low voice: "On the beach." The small… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“2. "HOW COULD anything originate out of its opposite? For example, truth out of error? or the Will to Truth out of… — null Copy Share Image
It is so wonderful to our neurologists that a man can see without his eyes, that it does not occur to them… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. For the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
ANTI-ZIONISTS, last of all, exhibit a distaste for certain words. It was Thomas Hobbes who, anticipating semantics, pointed out that words are… — Milton Steinberg Copy Share Image
“Hush, Sonia! I am not laughing. I know myself that it was the devil leading me. Hush, Sonia, hush!” he repeated with… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Not much time will be gained, O Athenians, in return for the evil name which you will get from the detractors of… — Plato Copy Share Image
A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy… — James Allen Copy Share Image
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. — Anatole France Copy Share Image
The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
