wisdom Quotes

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

We always get bored with those whom we bore.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.