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Wisdom Quotes

"He who knows the pleaser to be false, yet still takes pleasure, is more complete as a human."

"In forming an opinion, lay your reason open to all who think they have judgment"

"The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind"

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit"

"The good of a book lies in its being read."

"It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man"

"Of all the things which wisdom provides for the happiness of the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friendship."

"To do nothing is also a good remedy"

"I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man"

"It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life."

"The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there."

"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them"

"In the abundance of water, a fool is thirsty"

"The past is where you learned. The future is where you apply the lesson"

"Extravagance is its own destruction."

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