wisdom Quotes

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Good is positive. Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat. All evil is so much death or nonentity. Benevolence is absolute and real. So much benevolence as a man hath, so much life hath he.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting, some deep-set, and some moderate, and those which are deep-set have the most acute vision in all animals; the middle position is a sign of the best disposition.

It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.