The natural way of ensuring that the past continues to live in the present and to inform the future is to write it down..

What blockheads are those wise persons, who think it necessary that a child should comprehend everything it reads..

It is said that a wise man rules over the stars, but this does not mean that he rules over the influences which come from the stars in the sky. It me….

Hence, the less government we have, the better,--the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formalGovernment, is, the….

Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unna….

The Navy is very old and very wise..

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the w….

For every problem, there exists a simple and elegant solution which is absolutely wrong..

...the wise providence of God orders our affairs in many different ways and lovingly bestows on each one of us what is appropriate and profitable bot….

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains..

Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the ….

There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I wish to remain wise..

We who live in this nervous age would be wise to meditate on our lives and our days long and often before the face of God and on the edge of eternity….

When a people, having become free, establish wise laws, their revolution is complete..

When a people, having become free, establish wise laws, their revolution is complete... Peace and prosperity, public virtue, victory, everything is i….

Wisdom includes not getting angry unnecessarily. The Law ignores trifles and the wise man does, too..

Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men have an inw….

Read critically, write consciously; speak clearly; tell your truth!.

Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if ….

A road-wise folkie with a bluesy soul reminiscent of early Michelle Shocked, Melissa Crabtree is an original storyteller and performer not to be miss….

No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist..