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Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but read more
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as read more
We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.
He taketh wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
froward is carried headlong.
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.