Words of Wisdom/Thoughts to Live By

    Words of Wisdom/Thoughts to Live By
    Nature and wisdom never are at strife.
    Plutarch
    It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
    Francois De La Rochefoucauld
    The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
    William James

    The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
    Solomon Ibn Gabriol
    Years teach us more than books.
    Berthold Auerbach

    The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
    which are brief and pithy.

    William Penn
    The middle course is the best.
    Cleobulus
    The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.
    Thomas Huxley

    A wise man learns by the mistakes of others,
    a fool by his own.

    Latin Proverb
    Silence does not always mark wisdom.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
    No man was ever wise by chance.
    Seneca
    Not to know at large of things remote
    From use, obscure and subtle, but to know
    That which before us lies in daily life,
    Is the prime wisdom.

    John Milton
    By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
    Menander
    The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom,
    in the heart.

    William Hazlitt
    Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.
    John Tillotson
    The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
    Catherine the Great
    A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
    Charles Dickens
    One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little.
    Alexander Chase
    How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
    Homer
    On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows,
    In every rill a sweet instruction flows.
    Edward Young
    The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
    the man of benevolence never worries;
    the man of courage is never afraid.
    Confucius

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