“Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him.”
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Wise Quotes — page 56 of 916
“If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.”
“All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women.”
“The light of faith makes us see what we believe.”
“We were given the Scriptures to humble us into realizing that God is right, and the rest of us are just guessing.”
“The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.”
“Everybody has a story. And there's something to be learned from every experience.”
“If 'Pygmalion' is not good enough for your friends with its own verbal music, their talent must be altogether extraordinary.”
“The wisest man I ever knew taught me something I never forgot. And although I never forgot it, I never quite memorized it either. So what I’m left with is the memory of having learned something very wise that I can’t quite remember.”
“We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.”
“A friend tells you what you want to hear;a best friend tells you the truth.”
“I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.”
“There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.”
“To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.”
“The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.”
“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.”
“A wise man will find us to be rogues by our faces.”
“When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.”
“Conceit spoils the finest genius.”
“I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.”