You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, read more
Thinking more than others about our own thoughts is not self-centeredness. It means that if asked what's on our mind, we are less likely to mention being aware of the world around us, and more likely to mention our inner reflections. But we are less likely to mention thinking about other people.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Never practice two vices at once.
Never practice two vices at once.
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may read more
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.
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.
Research shows that you begin learning in the womb and go right on learning until the moment you pass on. read more
Research shows that you begin learning in the womb and go right on learning until the moment you pass on. Your brain has a capacity for learning that is virtually limitless, which makes every human a potential genius.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.