wisdom Quotes

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

All diseases run into one, old age.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.