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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.
Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.
