“Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.” -Author Unknown
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“Be excellent to each other!” -Author Unknown: “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) movie
“Pursue worthy aims.” -Solon (about 630 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E.)
Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you.
Trust, but don’t be deceived.
Be content, but never stop improving yourself.
-Author Unknown
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If wisdom’s ways you’d wisely seek,
Five things observe with care:
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.
-Laura Ingalls Wilder (Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (1867 - 1957)): “Little Town on the Prairie” (1941), message from C. L. Ingalls to her daughter
“Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle.” -Author Unknown
“If you would know the road ahead, ask someone who has traveled it.” -Author Unknown
“Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.” -Ron Wild
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“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” -Author Unknown
“Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.” -Author Unknown: Indian proverb, as quoted in Yvette Grant and Buck Brannaman: “The Little Red Book of Horse Wisdom” (19 July 2016), page 71
“To get the best advice, it’s better to talk to a few people personally than it is to talk to a lot of people digitally.” -Author Unknown
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“Be good to yourself so that you can above all be good to others.” -Jessi Lane Adams (pseudonym of Terri Guillemets (born 1973))
“Be smart enough to ask for advice, but be wise enough to know who to seek it from.” -Author Unknown
“Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive.” -Author Unknown
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“He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.” [translation to English]
“Feliciter sapit qui alieno periculo sapit.” [original Latin]
-Titus Maccius Plautus (also known simply as Plautus (254 B.C.E. - 184 B.C.E.)): “Mercator,” IV, 7, 40
“Wisdom: Common sense in an uncommon degree.” -Author Unknown
“Whoever said sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.” -Author Unknown
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“Keep trying. Stay humble. Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -Yogi Berra (Lawrence Peter ‘Yogi’ Berra (1925 - 2015))
“Write a wise saying, and your name will live forever.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t eat anything you shouldn’t.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“I give myself, sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.” -Mary Wortley Montagu (born Mary Pierrepont (1689 - 1762)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.” -Author Unknown: Welsh proverb
“What cannot be helped must be endured.” -Author Unknown: “Rob Roy” (7 April 1995) movie; words spoken by character Mary MacGregor
“Spend time with those you love, because one of these days you will say either, ‘I wish I had,’ or, ‘I’m glad I did.’” -Author Unknown
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“Whatever advice you give, be brief.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“You must get good at one of two things: planting in the Spring or begging in the Fall.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009))
“It is traditional on these occasions for me to give you a bit of advice, which you will equally traditionally ignore.” -Philip Mountbatten (also known as Prince Philip (1921 - 2021)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Don’t ever slam a door; you might want to go back.” -Author Unknown
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“He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” -Felix Frankfurter (1882 - 1965): Henslee v. Union Planters Bank, 335 U.S. 600 (1948) (dissenting)
“We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“Wise people carry their possessions within them.” -Author Unknown
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“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.” -Gordon R. Dickson
“It’s possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.” -Lee Segall
“The words you speak today should be soft and tender . . . for tomorrow you may have to eat them.” -Author Unknown
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“A strong body makes the mind strong.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): letter (1785) to Peter Carr
Accept a proverb out of Wisdom’s schools -
“Barbers first learn to shave by shaving fools.”
-John Wolcot (1738 - 1819): “Works” (1792)
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“Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard-boiled egg.” -Author Unknown
“A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring.” -Sholom Aleichem (pseudonym of Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich (1859 - 1916))
“No one is wise at all times.” [translation to English]
“Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit.” [original Latin]
-Gaius Plinius Secundus (also known as Pliny the Elder (C.E. 23 or C.E. 24 - C.E. 79)): “Historia Naturalis,” VII, 41, 2
“A mountain shames a molehill until both are humbled by the stars.” -Author Unknown: proverb
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“Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
“Wisdom isn’t the acquisition of knowledge. It’s knowing which knowledge is worth acquiring.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)
“One day you’ll just be a memory to some people. Do your best to be a good one.” -Author Unknown
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“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.” -David Starr Jordan (1851 - 1931): “The Philosophy of Despair” (1902)
“Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
“Surround yourself with people smarter than you.” -Maggie Wilderotter
“Wisdom is practical knowledge gained through experience and observation.” -Author Unknown
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Wisdom Teaches
Wisdom teaches:
The fruits of silence;
The blessings of health;
The rewards of self-discipline;
The satisfaction of achievement;
The responsibility of power;
The beauty of nature;
The miracle of love;
The meaning of friendship;
The privilege of prayer;
The power of faith;
The joy of sharing;
The treasure of integrity.
By William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Work hard, dress well, and be nice to people.” -Author Unknown
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“Be excellent to each other!” -Author Unknown: “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) movie
“Pursue worthy aims.” -Solon (about 630 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E.)
Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you.
Trust, but don’t be deceived.
Be content, but never stop improving yourself.
-Author Unknown
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If wisdom’s ways you’d wisely seek,
Five things observe with care:
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.
-Laura Ingalls Wilder (Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (1867 - 1957)): “Little Town on the Prairie” (1941), message from C. L. Ingalls to her daughter
“Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle.” -Author Unknown
“If you would know the road ahead, ask someone who has traveled it.” -Author Unknown
“Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.” -Ron Wild
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“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” -Author Unknown
“Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.” -Author Unknown: Indian proverb, as quoted in Yvette Grant and Buck Brannaman: “The Little Red Book of Horse Wisdom” (19 July 2016), page 71
“To get the best advice, it’s better to talk to a few people personally than it is to talk to a lot of people digitally.” -Author Unknown
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“Be good to yourself so that you can above all be good to others.” -Jessi Lane Adams (pseudonym of Terri Guillemets (born 1973))
“Be smart enough to ask for advice, but be wise enough to know who to seek it from.” -Author Unknown
“Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive.” -Author Unknown
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“He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.” [translation to English]
“Feliciter sapit qui alieno periculo sapit.” [original Latin]
-Titus Maccius Plautus (also known simply as Plautus (254 B.C.E. - 184 B.C.E.)): “Mercator,” IV, 7, 40
“Wisdom: Common sense in an uncommon degree.” -Author Unknown
“Whoever said sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.” -Author Unknown
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“Keep trying. Stay humble. Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -Yogi Berra (Lawrence Peter ‘Yogi’ Berra (1925 - 2015))
“Write a wise saying, and your name will live forever.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t eat anything you shouldn’t.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“I give myself, sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.” -Mary Wortley Montagu (born Mary Pierrepont (1689 - 1762)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.” -Author Unknown: Welsh proverb
“What cannot be helped must be endured.” -Author Unknown: “Rob Roy” (7 April 1995) movie; words spoken by character Mary MacGregor
“Spend time with those you love, because one of these days you will say either, ‘I wish I had,’ or, ‘I’m glad I did.’” -Author Unknown
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“Whatever advice you give, be brief.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“You must get good at one of two things: planting in the Spring or begging in the Fall.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009))
“It is traditional on these occasions for me to give you a bit of advice, which you will equally traditionally ignore.” -Philip Mountbatten (also known as Prince Philip (1921 - 2021)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Don’t ever slam a door; you might want to go back.” -Author Unknown
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“He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” -Felix Frankfurter (1882 - 1965): Henslee v. Union Planters Bank, 335 U.S. 600 (1948) (dissenting)
“We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“Wise people carry their possessions within them.” -Author Unknown
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“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.” -Gordon R. Dickson
“It’s possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.” -Lee Segall
“The words you speak today should be soft and tender . . . for tomorrow you may have to eat them.” -Author Unknown
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“A strong body makes the mind strong.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): letter (1785) to Peter Carr
Accept a proverb out of Wisdom’s schools -
“Barbers first learn to shave by shaving fools.”
-John Wolcot (1738 - 1819): “Works” (1792)
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“Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard-boiled egg.” -Author Unknown
“A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring.” -Sholom Aleichem (pseudonym of Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich (1859 - 1916))
“No one is wise at all times.” [translation to English]
“Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit.” [original Latin]
-Gaius Plinius Secundus (also known as Pliny the Elder (C.E. 23 or C.E. 24 - C.E. 79)): “Historia Naturalis,” VII, 41, 2
“A mountain shames a molehill until both are humbled by the stars.” -Author Unknown: proverb
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“Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
“Wisdom isn’t the acquisition of knowledge. It’s knowing which knowledge is worth acquiring.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)
“One day you’ll just be a memory to some people. Do your best to be a good one.” -Author Unknown
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“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.” -David Starr Jordan (1851 - 1931): “The Philosophy of Despair” (1902)
“Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
“Surround yourself with people smarter than you.” -Maggie Wilderotter
“Wisdom is practical knowledge gained through experience and observation.” -Author Unknown
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Wisdom Teaches
Wisdom teaches:
The fruits of silence;
The blessings of health;
The rewards of self-discipline;
The satisfaction of achievement;
The responsibility of power;
The beauty of nature;
The miracle of love;
The meaning of friendship;
The privilege of prayer;
The power of faith;
The joy of sharing;
The treasure of integrity.
By William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Work hard, dress well, and be nice to people.” -Author Unknown
“Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dearly for it.” -Author Unknown
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“There are many who give advice, but few who offer guidance.” -Author Unknown
“If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, ‘Tell the truth.’ If I got three more words, I’d add, ‘All the time.’” -Randy Pausch (Randolph Frederick ‘Randy’ Pausch (1960 - 2008))
“The first step toward madness is to think oneself wise.” -Fernando de Rojas
“Remember, it’s not the fall that hurts you; it’s the stop at the end.” -Author Unknown
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“No man is wise enough by himself.” [translation to English]
“Nemo solus satis sapit.” [original Latin]
-Titus Maccius Plautus (also known simply as Plautus (254 B.C.E. - 184 B.C.E.)): “Miles Gloriosus,” III, 3, 12
“True wisdom consists not in seeing what is immediately before our eyes, but in foreseeing what is to come.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Adelphi,” III. 3. 32
Enjoy yourself,
It’s later than you think.
-Herb Magidson (1906 - 1986): “Enjoy Yourself” (1950) song lyrics
“Rise with the Sun and go to bed with the chickens.” -Author Unknown
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“Many receive advice; only the wise profit from it.” -Publilius Syrus (also known simply as Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)), Maxim 152, as quoted in Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, compiler and Kate Louise Roberts, editor: “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations” (1922), pages 10 and 11
“It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.” -Aeschylus (525 B.C.E. - 456 B.C.E.)
“You will always find some Eskimos ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.” -Stanislaw Jerzy Lec (1909 - 1966): “Unkempt Thoughts” (1957)
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The road to wisdom?
Well it’s plain and simple to express:
Err and err and err again
but less and less and less.
-Piet Hein (1905 - 1996)
“Be wise to-day; ‘tis madness to defer.” -Edward Young (1683 - 1765): “Night Thoughts” (1742 - 1745), ‘Night 1, line 391
“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.” -Socrates (470 B.C.E. - 399 B.C.E.): as quoted in Plato: “Phaedrus,” Section CCXXXV
“Whoever is not too wise is wise.” [translation to English]
“Quisquis plus justo non sapit, ille sapit.” [original Latin]
-Marcus Valerius Martialis (also known simply as Martial (between C.E. 38 and C.E. 41 - between C.E. 102 and C.E. 104)): “Epigrammata,” XIV. 10. 2
“The surest sign of wisdom is constant cheerfulness.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essays,” Book I, Chapter XXV
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“Few persons have good enough sight to see their own faults.” -Author Unknown
“Never leave hold of what you’ve got until you’ve got hold of something else.” -Donald Herzberg
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“Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.” -Author Unknown: Swedish proverb
“The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essays,” Book I, Chapter XXV
“In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 11, verse 14 and chapter 24, verse 6
“Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.” -Edward Thorndike (Edward Lee Thorndike (1874 - 1949))
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“Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this Earth would be God’s Paradise.” -Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)
“If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, ‘I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.’” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all: This, too, shall pass.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone.
Don’t worry about the future, it hasn’t arrived.
Live in the present, and make it beautiful.
-Author Unknown
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“We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.” -Arthur Helps (1813 - 1875)
“Speak your mind but ride a fast horse.” -Author Unknown
“The value lies not within a thing, but in the value placed by someone on that thing.” -Author Unknown
“Charity gives itself rich; greed hoards itself poor.” -Author Unknown: German proverb
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“If a man loves to give advice, it is a sure sign that he himself wants it.” -George Savile (also known as Lord Halifax (1633 - 1695))
“No man was ever wise by chance.” [translation to English]
“Nulli sapere casu obtigit.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): Epistolæ Ad Lucilium, LXXVI
“Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.” -Author Unknown
“If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from men who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done.” -Joseph Marshall Wade (1832 - 1905)
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault (born 1938)
“Wisdom is the sunlight of the soul.” -Author Unknown
“Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
“It’s a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.” -Author Unknown
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“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (King James Version), ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 4, verse 7
“Wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future, and profit from the past.” -Author Unknown
“Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.” -Sydney J. Harris (Sydney Justin Harris (1917 - 1986))
Good Advice
Don’t shirk
Your work
For the sake
Of a dream;
A fish
In the dish
Is worth ten
In the stream.
By Author Unknown
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“We are wiser than we know.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” -Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)
“Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom . . . For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.” [translation to English]
“Prima sapientiae clavis definitur, assidua scilicet seu frequens interrogatio . . . Dubitando enim ad inquisitionem venimus; inquirendo veritatem percipimus.” [original Latin]
-Peter Abelard (1079 - 1142): “Sic et Non,” ‘Prologus’; as translated to English by Frank Pierrepont Graves: “A History of Education During the Middle Ages and the Transition to Modern Times” (2005 reprint of 1918 version), page 53
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“Be careful whilst playing under the anvil tree.” -Author Unknown
“The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” -Felix Frankfurter: in the matter of Henslee v. Union Planters Bank, 335 U.S. 600 (1948), dissenting
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In such green palaces the first kings reign’d,
Slept in their shades, and angels entertain’d;
With such old counselors they did advise,
And frequenting sacred groves grew wise.
-Edmund Waller (1606 - 1687): as published in Edmund Waller and John Denham (1614 or 1615 - 1669): “Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham” (1857), ‘On St James’s Park, As Lately Improved By His Majesty’
“Never needlessly disturb a thing at rest.” -John Randolph
Keep your eye on the ball.
Keep your shoulder to the wheel.
Keep your nose to the grindstone.
Now try to work in that position.
-Author Unknown
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“The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.” -Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636 - 1711)
“Dare to be wise.” [translation to English]
“Sapere aude.” [original Latin]
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Epistles,” I, 2, 40
“Seek advice but use your own common sense.” -Author Unknown: Yiddish proverb
“Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you’re going to miss in the years ahead.” -Author Unknown
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“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), Chapter 22
Man thinks
Brutes* have no wisdom, since they know not his:
Can we divine their world?
-George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Spanish Gypsy” (1868), Book II
*brutes: animals, beasts, or nonhuman creatures
“Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.” -Michelle Moschetti
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“Whatever you are, try to be a good one.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863): as quoted in Laurence Hutton’s memoir, ‘A Boy I Once Knew,’ serialized in “St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks” (March 1897), Volume 24, Number 5, page 413, column 2; also as quoted in Laurence Hutton: “A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs” (1898) autobiography
“Live, and be happy, and make others so.” -Mary Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851)): “Frankenstein” (1818), Chapter 8; line spoken by character Justine Moritz
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“There are many who give advice, but few who offer guidance.” -Author Unknown
“If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, ‘Tell the truth.’ If I got three more words, I’d add, ‘All the time.’” -Randy Pausch (Randolph Frederick ‘Randy’ Pausch (1960 - 2008))
“The first step toward madness is to think oneself wise.” -Fernando de Rojas
“Remember, it’s not the fall that hurts you; it’s the stop at the end.” -Author Unknown
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“No man is wise enough by himself.” [translation to English]
“Nemo solus satis sapit.” [original Latin]
-Titus Maccius Plautus (also known simply as Plautus (254 B.C.E. - 184 B.C.E.)): “Miles Gloriosus,” III, 3, 12
“True wisdom consists not in seeing what is immediately before our eyes, but in foreseeing what is to come.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Adelphi,” III. 3. 32
Enjoy yourself,
It’s later than you think.
-Herb Magidson (1906 - 1986): “Enjoy Yourself” (1950) song lyrics
“Rise with the Sun and go to bed with the chickens.” -Author Unknown
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“Many receive advice; only the wise profit from it.” -Publilius Syrus (also known simply as Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)), Maxim 152, as quoted in Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, compiler and Kate Louise Roberts, editor: “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations” (1922), pages 10 and 11
“It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.” -Aeschylus (525 B.C.E. - 456 B.C.E.)
“You will always find some Eskimos ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.” -Stanislaw Jerzy Lec (1909 - 1966): “Unkempt Thoughts” (1957)
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The road to wisdom?
Well it’s plain and simple to express:
Err and err and err again
but less and less and less.
-Piet Hein (1905 - 1996)
“Be wise to-day; ‘tis madness to defer.” -Edward Young (1683 - 1765): “Night Thoughts” (1742 - 1745), ‘Night 1, line 391
“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.” -Socrates (470 B.C.E. - 399 B.C.E.): as quoted in Plato: “Phaedrus,” Section CCXXXV
“Whoever is not too wise is wise.” [translation to English]
“Quisquis plus justo non sapit, ille sapit.” [original Latin]
-Marcus Valerius Martialis (also known simply as Martial (between C.E. 38 and C.E. 41 - between C.E. 102 and C.E. 104)): “Epigrammata,” XIV. 10. 2
“The surest sign of wisdom is constant cheerfulness.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essays,” Book I, Chapter XXV
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“Few persons have good enough sight to see their own faults.” -Author Unknown
“Never leave hold of what you’ve got until you’ve got hold of something else.” -Donald Herzberg
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“Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.” -Author Unknown: Swedish proverb
“The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essays,” Book I, Chapter XXV
“In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 11, verse 14 and chapter 24, verse 6
“Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.” -Edward Thorndike (Edward Lee Thorndike (1874 - 1949))
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“Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this Earth would be God’s Paradise.” -Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)
“If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, ‘I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.’” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all: This, too, shall pass.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone.
Don’t worry about the future, it hasn’t arrived.
Live in the present, and make it beautiful.
-Author Unknown
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“We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.” -Arthur Helps (1813 - 1875)
“Speak your mind but ride a fast horse.” -Author Unknown
“The value lies not within a thing, but in the value placed by someone on that thing.” -Author Unknown
“Charity gives itself rich; greed hoards itself poor.” -Author Unknown: German proverb
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“If a man loves to give advice, it is a sure sign that he himself wants it.” -George Savile (also known as Lord Halifax (1633 - 1695))
“No man was ever wise by chance.” [translation to English]
“Nulli sapere casu obtigit.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): Epistolæ Ad Lucilium, LXXVI
“Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.” -Author Unknown
“If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from men who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done.” -Joseph Marshall Wade (1832 - 1905)
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault (born 1938)
“Wisdom is the sunlight of the soul.” -Author Unknown
“Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
“It’s a small world. So you gotta use your elbows a lot.” -Author Unknown
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“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (King James Version), ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 4, verse 7
“Wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future, and profit from the past.” -Author Unknown
“Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.” -Sydney J. Harris (Sydney Justin Harris (1917 - 1986))
Good Advice
Don’t shirk
Your work
For the sake
Of a dream;
A fish
In the dish
Is worth ten
In the stream.
By Author Unknown
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“We are wiser than we know.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” -Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)
“Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom . . . For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.” [translation to English]
“Prima sapientiae clavis definitur, assidua scilicet seu frequens interrogatio . . . Dubitando enim ad inquisitionem venimus; inquirendo veritatem percipimus.” [original Latin]
-Peter Abelard (1079 - 1142): “Sic et Non,” ‘Prologus’; as translated to English by Frank Pierrepont Graves: “A History of Education During the Middle Ages and the Transition to Modern Times” (2005 reprint of 1918 version), page 53
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“Be careful whilst playing under the anvil tree.” -Author Unknown
“The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” -Felix Frankfurter: in the matter of Henslee v. Union Planters Bank, 335 U.S. 600 (1948), dissenting
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In such green palaces the first kings reign’d,
Slept in their shades, and angels entertain’d;
With such old counselors they did advise,
And frequenting sacred groves grew wise.
-Edmund Waller (1606 - 1687): as published in Edmund Waller and John Denham (1614 or 1615 - 1669): “Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham” (1857), ‘On St James’s Park, As Lately Improved By His Majesty’
“Never needlessly disturb a thing at rest.” -John Randolph
Keep your eye on the ball.
Keep your shoulder to the wheel.
Keep your nose to the grindstone.
Now try to work in that position.
-Author Unknown
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“The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.” -Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636 - 1711)
“Dare to be wise.” [translation to English]
“Sapere aude.” [original Latin]
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Epistles,” I, 2, 40
“Seek advice but use your own common sense.” -Author Unknown: Yiddish proverb
“Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you’re going to miss in the years ahead.” -Author Unknown
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“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), Chapter 22
Man thinks
Brutes* have no wisdom, since they know not his:
Can we divine their world?
-George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Spanish Gypsy” (1868), Book II
*brutes: animals, beasts, or nonhuman creatures
“Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.” -Michelle Moschetti
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“Whatever you are, try to be a good one.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863): as quoted in Laurence Hutton’s memoir, ‘A Boy I Once Knew,’ serialized in “St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks” (March 1897), Volume 24, Number 5, page 413, column 2; also as quoted in Laurence Hutton: “A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs” (1898) autobiography
“Live, and be happy, and make others so.” -Mary Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851)): “Frankenstein” (1818), Chapter 8; line spoken by character Justine Moritz
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