“It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in it's place is a work extremely troublesome.”
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Wise Quotes — page 57 of 916
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
“Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.”
“If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else.”
“When you sing, always tell the truth.”
“There always comes a time when one must choose between contemplation and action. This is called becoming a man.”
“There is something in us that is wiser than our head.”
“Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.”
“When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way.”
“Let us take a patriot, where we can meet him; and, that we may not flatter ourselves by false appearances, distinguish those marks which are certain, from those which may deceive; for a man may have the external appearance of a patriot, without the constituent qualities; as false coins have often lustre, though they want weight.”
“I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”
“With great power comes great responsibilty.”
“Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.”
“Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.”
“All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.”
“If you notice an unconscious fantasy coming up within you, you would be wise not to interpret it at once. Do not say that you know what it is and force it into consciousness. Just let it live with you, leaving it in the half-dark, carry it with you and watch where it is going or what it is driving at.”
“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
“The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.”
“Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
“There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do.”