wisdom
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom no clock can measure.”
“A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.”
“The cut worm forgives the plough.”
“In seed-time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
“A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.”
“Bronze is the mirror of the form; wine, of the heart.”
“Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.”
“Hunger is the teacher of the arts and the best friend and adviser of the poor.”
“By words the mind is winged.”
“Under every stone lurks a politician.”
“Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.”
“The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.”
“When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.”
“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
“Generals are, as a matter of course, allowed to be far more idiotic than ordinary human beings are permitted to be.”
“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”
“Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.”
“There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.”
“There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness.”