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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the read more
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and read more
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
Wisdom sails with wind and time.
Wisdom sails with wind and time.
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; read more
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
