Wise Quotes - Page 11

What I build upon I shall be told is a folly that wise men are not guilty of: I own it; but whilst it proceeds from a real passion inherent in our nature, it is sufficient to demonstrate that we are born with a repugnancy to the killing, and consequently the eating of animals; for it is impossible that a natural appetite should ever prompt us to act, or desire others to do, what we have an aversion to, be it as foolish as it will.

Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.

Do not be wise in words - be wise in deeds.

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

The truth is more important than the facts.

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.

Stubbornness destroys good advice.

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you--just listen to The voice that speaks inside.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out.

Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.

Frodo: Go back, Sam! I’m going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and I’m coming with you!

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.

Govern wisely, and as little as possible

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness

The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.