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"The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts."
"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. And if the fixed stars are the centres of other like systems, these, being formed by the like wise counsel, must be all subject to the dominion of One; especially since the light of the fixed stars is of the same nature with the light of the sun."
"Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do."
"Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace."
"Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave"
"Wise girls kiss but never love, Listen but never believe, And leave befor they are left."
"Invisible threads are the strongest ties."
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."
"The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future."
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever."
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."
"The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances."
"The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them."
"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation."
"The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change."
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."
"A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none."
"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."
"Great wine requires a mad man to grow the vine, a wise man to watch over it, a lucid poet to make it, and a lover to drink it."
