Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

Think that day lost whose (low) descending sun
Views from thy hand no noble action done.
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Think that day lost whose (low) descending sun
Views from thy hand no noble action done.
[Lat., Virtus sui gloria.]

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Someday is not a day of the week.

Someday is not a day of the week.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

The better day, the worse deed.

The better day, the worse deed.