All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another..

True wisdom knows it must comprise some nonsense as a compromise, lest fools should fail to find it wise..

I never was attached to that great sect, Whose doctrine is, that each one should select Out of the crowd a mistress or a friend, And all the rest, th….

Before man can be free, and equal, and truly wise, he must cast aside the chains of habit and superstition; he must strip sensuality of its pomp, and….

Youth might be wise; we suffer less from pains than pleasures..

The wise want love; and those who love want wisdom..

[Andy Griffith] is so great. He's just a dream. He's a beautiful man and so professional. I think he had more to say, script-wise, than anyone else, ….

I love tranquil solitude, And such society As is quiet, wise, and good; Between thee and me What difference? but thou dost possess The things I seek,….

For the wise men of old, the cardinal problem of human life was how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution was wisdom, self-disci….

The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool, And to the false, error and truth alike, Error is worse than ign….

When I say "The good man gave his good dog a good meal," I use "good" analogically, for there is at the same time a similarity and a difference betwe….

To the disgrace of men it is seen that there are women both more wise to judge what evil is expected, and more constant to bear it when it happens..

If we view our children as stupid, naughty, disturbed, or guilty of their misdeeds, they will learn to behold themselves as foolish, faulty, or shame….

We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then….

Take care with your words, Jacquetta, especially in cursing. Only say the things you mean, make sure you lay your curse on the right man. For be very….

Can imagination act Perpendicular to fact? Can it be a kite that flies Till the Earth , umbrella-wise, Folds and drops away from sight?.

Love, from its awful throne of patient power In the wise heart, from the last giddy hour Of dread endurance, from the slippery, steep, And narrow ….

True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attract….

The fact is, I see no compelling reason why we should not unilaterally get rid of our nuclear weapons. To maintain them is costly and adds nothing to….

For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking i….

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.