Wisdom Quotes

"When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers." "To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing, that is enough for one man's life" "Ful wys is he that can himselven knowe" "He that loves no woman lives an incomplete life" "Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world." "To know nothing about yourself is to live. To know yourself badly is to think." "Wisdom comes from suffering." "The soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her education and her culture" "The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself" "Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance" "Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself" "Virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private" "Whatever satisfies the soul is truth." "The future is no more uncertain than the present." "When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway."