You May Also Like / View all maxioms
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
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.
Don't be a BEN brother, should have been, would have been, could have been, or might have been.
Don't be a BEN brother, should have been, would have been, could have been, or might have been.
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
Don't trust anyone over 30 who used to say "Don't trust anyone over 30.".
Don't trust anyone over 30 who used to say "Don't trust anyone over 30.".
Just do what you do best.
Just do what you do best.
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a read more
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.
Knowledge, without common sense, says Lee, is folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, read more
Knowledge, without common sense, says Lee, is folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, it is death. But with common sense, it is wisdom with method, it is power; with clarity, it is beneficence; with religion, it is virtue, and life, and peace.
