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Wisdom Quotes by Mark Twain
- He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.
- We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there.
- Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
- A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom when he can no longer be led by the nose.
- Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use.
- Every man is a moon; he has a side no one sees.
- Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.
- Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman,…
- It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some…
- Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
- Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
- Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
- A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
- When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
- It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.
- I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
- The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
- It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and…
- What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.
More Wisdom Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
- The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. — Paulo Coelho