wisdom Quotes

Beware the hobby that eats.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Honesty is the best policy.

There never was a good knife made of bad steel.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.