The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

Human beings are more or less formulas. Pun intended. We are not any one thing that is mathematically provable. We are more or less than we are anything. We are more or less kind, or...

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

To become one who believes two become one, you need love in your life.

When you are able to know the right thing, you are intelligent. But when you choose that right thing to do, you are wise. This means people can get money, education, marriage, and good health...

I have tried to be a man of letters in love with ideas in order to be a wiser and more loving person, hoping to leave the world just a little better than I found...

Growing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise.

Ignore negative criticisms, focus on positive thoughts.

The faithless are surprised, that the faithful put no faith in them; the infidels are astounded that the wise do not put trust in them. After all we don’t entrust cement to grow abundant foliage.

Wisemen’s minds and hearts live together under the same roof of wisdom

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.

It’s the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a...

The wise pause; the foolish react.

The world gives us PLENTY of opportunities to strengthen our patience. While this truth can definitely be challenging, this is a good thing. Patience is a key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling...

One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of...

There’s always something when you’re at fault, too, and that fault you must discover and learn to recognize and take the consequences of it.

Whenever you get an appetite, you feed yourself. Therefore, fill your belly on wisdom of things old and new. Only swallow the truth, less you choke on the lies.

You can lose a friend in springtime easier than any other season if you’re too curious.

A slinky is a toy made for stairs, but that’s entirely too tiresome. What about a toy for escalators that doesn’t move and does nothing and that’s the whole point? I think Americans would relate...

If a man is powerful, then his rival must therefore also be powerful. The other’s prestige enhances your own. So choose your enemies wisely. My enemy is so great he won’t be born like a...

Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever...

The Bible is a life giving word.

It must be tempered with discipline. Ferocity is useless unless employed in the proper place . . .

If you have few months to live, what will you do?

De wijze heeft geen onwrikbare beginselen. Hij past zich aan anderen aan.(Free translation into English: The wise man has no firm principles. He adapts to others.)

The humble one is the better one.

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.

The path to wisdom is paved with humility.

I am too young to be called wise and I am too old to be called young.

If wise are allowed to think;they do…but few dont speak!!In the case Of fools…Even if you dont allow them to think..They will Speak!

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

El vino convierte al sabio en necio, y al necio en sabio.

Ignorance must be prosecuted when arrested. The only way for its arrest is by information and the only way for prosecution is through reading and learning of new things.

She doesn’t want me to leave, and she doesn’t want me to stay. That’s a double helping of Doesn’t Want Me, and one big I’m Not Hungry back at her.

To be knowledgeable, learn new things every day; to be wise, unlearn things that you learn with wit and love.

You contribute much to your marriage by the wise, thrifty, diligent management and oversight of your part of the household budget.

What is your vision of ideal world?

Do not look at your troubles, it is only a temporary situation.Focus on your countless blessings.

You know, it’s never wise to tempt the devil”His gaze lowered to her hand, still locked in his grip, her finger glistening with pear juice.His rich voice lowered to raw huskiness “had I not this...

There’s no difference between a madman and a professor…it should be clear to you in the way they dress, act and think.

Your words are wise, but are your actions too?

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don’t always follow it. It’s that voice I’m trying to listen to.

Triumphant moments are for wise thinkers…

For to be wise and love exceeds man’s might.

When I wrote ‘Runaways,’ I was a naive kid who thought that all parents were evil. Now that I’m a wise old man with children of my own, I am certain that all parents are...

When God has made you the head, you don’t need to fight the tail.

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

My next breath may very well be in your lungs. Store it wisely, because my life depends on it.

There’s no reason to not be humble, because as great as you may be, you can always be greater.

I don’t agree that when you love, you are blind or fool. You just get wiser and see clearer what is best and of worth.