“I believe that the material doesn’t need to be strong to be used to build a strong structure. The strength of the structure has nothing to do with the strength of the material.”
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Wise Quotes — page 28 of 916
“The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.”
“I see what you mean. It must be a huge relief, and an easy way out, to think the devil is always outside of us. (…) we would stop looking for Sheitan outside and instead focus on ourselves. What we need is sincere self-examination. Not being on the watch for the faults of others.” (p. 257).”
“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”
“People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.”
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.”
“Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.”
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”
“Defensive and offensive lineman control the game and true sports fans know that.”
“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”
“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”
“The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.”
“The biggest adversary in our life is ourselves. We are what we are, in a sense, because of the dominating thoughts we allow to gather in our head. All concepts of self-improvement, all actions and paths we take, relate solely to our abstract image of ourselves. Life is limited only by how we really see ourselves and feel about our being. A great deal of pure self-knowledge and inner understanding allows us to lay an all-important foundation for the structure of our life from which we can perceive and take the right avenues.”
“No government should be without critics. If its intentions are good then it has nothing to fear from criticism.”
“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.”
“Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.”
“I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.”
“Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.”
“Being humble doesn't work as well as being aware.”
“Four be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I'd been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.”