“From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own”
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“From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own”
“In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head”
“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers”
“The doors of wisdom are never shut ”
“The truest wisdom is a resolute determination”
“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom ”
“Wisdom is found only in truth”
“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness”
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men”
“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away”
“Time is the wisest counselor of all”
“A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy, a wise man because he thinks what is easy is difficult”
“The less men think, the more they talk. ”
“Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear”
“They know enough who know how to learn”
“The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing”
“Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass”
“The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas”
“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius”
“One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter”