wisdom
“In trouble to be troubled is to have your trouble doubled.”
“Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.”
“Nothing succeeds like success.”
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”
“I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.”
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.”
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.”
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it.”
“The Earth was made round so that we would not see too far down the road.”
“God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.”
“Medicine heals diseases of the body; wisdom frees the soul from passions.”
“Beware the fury of a patient man.”
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts; for you will never go any higher than you think.”
“The secret of success is constancy of purpose.”
“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.”
“A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.”
“The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.”
“Discontent is the first necessity of progress.”
“The real hero is always a hero by mistake.”