wisdom Quotes

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex and vital.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.