“If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you.”
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Wise Quotes — page 118 of 916
“For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.”
“If you tell a true story, you can't be wrong.”
“There's none so blind as those who will not listen.”
“If you can’t understand it without an explanation, you can’t understand it with an explanation.”
“You can't make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it.”
“Truth can understand error, but error cannot understand truth.”
“Whoever in debate quotes authority uses not intellect, but memory.”
“He who truly knows has no occasion to shout.”
“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.”
“It is always possible to do a thing better the second time.”
“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”
“Down sank the great red sun, and in golden, glimmering vapors Veiled the light of his face, like the Prophet descending from Sinai.”
“He who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass that is loaded with books.”
“I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact. We're not doing enough for those who fail; they need a more physical, tactile approach, involving people skills, team-building, problem-solving, building things.”
“Learn from the negative as well as the positive, from the failures as well as the successes.”
“One of the early signs of sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your emotions to school so they will learn how to behave.”
“To tell the truth is to become beautiful.”
“It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.”
“Our lives are given meaning by our actions-accomplishments made while we are "here" that extend beyond our own time.”