“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
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Wise Quotes — page 30 of 916
“'It only put me in Gryffindor,' said Harry in a defeated voice, 'because I asked not to go in Slytherin...' 'Exactly' said Dumbledore, beaming once more. 'Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.'”
“Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.”
“The difference between where you are today and where you'll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you've read.”
“She would smile and show no surprise, convinced as she was, the same as I, that casual meetings are apt to be just the opposite, and that people who make dates are the same kind who need lines on their writing paper, or who always squeeze up from the bottom on a tube of toothpaste.”
“About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”
“The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never.”
“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.”
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
“Do not tell me how educated you are. Tell me how much you have traveled, and I will know how educated you are.”
“To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“I don't like to use the words "real women," honestly. I like to use the word woman. And I say that because there are so many women out there who are naturally thin, or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people. At the end of the day we just all want to be known as women or models or actresses or whatever.”
“I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.”
“Life is about growing and evolving. I feel like my life has been in stages, and the stages I went through when I was younger allowed me to grow into the man I am today.”
“If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.”
“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.”
“Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!”
“It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.”
“An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.”