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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as read more
We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.
You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind read more
I find the fact that billionaires are quoted as if the fact that they are billionaires gives them some kind of wisdom is outrageous.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is read more
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and
any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.