“It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.”
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Wise Quotes — page 129 of 916
“The force of mind is only as great as its expression; its depth only as deep as its power to expand and lose itself.”
“The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.”
“Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.”
“The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.”
“Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly valuable part of mankind.”
“The wisest thing in the world is to cry out before you are hurt. It is no good to cry out after you are hurt; especially after you are mortally hurt. People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists.”
“Complexity is not good. People don't understand the elegance of simplicity.”
“The final, unfinished fugue from The Art of Fugue is the greatest piece of music ever composed.”
“That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one.”
“Great souls endure in silence.”
“They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.”
“I have done my best. That is about all the philosophy of living one needs.”
“Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.”
“I have a remarkable memory; I forget everything. It is wonderfully convenient. It is as though the world were constantly renewing itself for me.”
“Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.”
“I have never considered myself a poet. Therefore, I am not a rival of anyone, and I do not consider anybody my rival.”
“Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does not illuminate your subject in some new and useful way, scratch it out.”
“Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are ... Each of us must decide what kind of person we want to be-what kind of legacy that we want to pass on.”
“The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.”