Doe Quote by Lord David Cecil Download Open image “A warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man.” — Lord David Cecil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Doe Frigid Impulse Men Warm Wise Wise man World
The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Copy Share Image
It is too often seen, that the wiser men are about the things of this world, the less wise they are about the things… — Edmund Gibson Copy Share Image
A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Wise is the man who contents himself with the spectacle of the world. — Ricardo Reis Copy Share Image
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
A wise man builds a relationship with love and respect. A foolish man tears it down with his words. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Man is wise ... when he recognizes no greater enemy than himself. — Marguerite de Navarre Copy Share Image
There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be directed to… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
A contemplative life has more the appearance of a life of piety than any other; but it is the divine plan to bring faith… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
It does not matter that Dickens' world is not life-like; it is alive. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
Hypocrisy is folly. It is much easier, safer, and pleasanter to be the thing which a man aims to appear, than to keep up… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
To have too much forethought is the part of a wretch; to have too little is the part of a fool. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück, January 13,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Sometimes a sign or a quote is simply interesting by itself and does not require anything beyond being framed on a page. — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
A home is not a museum. It doesn't have to be furnished with Picasso paintings, or Sheraton suites, or Oriental rugs, or Chinese pottery.… — James M. Cain Copy Share Image
The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
He's a fool that marries; but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
Nothing old is ever reborn but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been born, will always reappear in a new… — Alvar Aalto Copy Share Image
One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does,… — Alice Englert Copy Share Image
