“It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.”
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Wise Quotes — page 86 of 916
“That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.”
“What is usually called 'intelligence' refers to the linguistic and logical capacities that are valued in certain kinds of school and for certain school-like tasks. It leaves little if any room for spatial intelligence, personal intelligences, musical intelligence, etc.”
“None can be free who is a slave to, and ruled by, his passions.”
“The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.”
“Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.”
“God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”
“A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.”
“You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
“The secret is to have a sense of yourself, your real self, your unique self. And not just once in a while, or once a day, but all through the day, the week and life.”
“Eighty percent of a picture is writing, the other twenty percent is the execution, such as having the camera on the right spot and being able to afford to have good actors in all parts.”
“The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves.”
“Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.”
“It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way.”
“Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.”
“It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.”
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.”
“Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.”
“Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.”
“Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.”