We become comfortable saying that there's nothing new, and then something like Malarky comes along, which is new and old and different and familiar, ….
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils,….
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple..
Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn't make ignorance a virtue..
The community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man..
Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand..
Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from every part….
Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?” “Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring. “Yes, you say that, but perhap….
No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right..
The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (...) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse t….
The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected..
The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor that he intents to convert people by using mass commun….
Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular..
All Governments rest mainly on public opinion, and to that of his own subjects every wise Sovereign will look. The opinion of his subjects will force….
It is-or seems to be-a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes,….
Small improvements in the way you use your time can translate into major differences in your life..
You must not say that this cannot be, or that that is contrary to nature. You do not know what Nature is, or what she can do; and nobody knows; not e….
Life without sex might be safer but it would be unbearably dull. It is the sex instinct which makes women seem beautiful, which they are once in a bl….
Devil, you've got me all in a whirl. I'm wise to your game..
Much certainly of the happiness and purity of our lives depends on our making a wise choice of our companions and friends. If our friends are badly c….
Happy is that mother whose ability to help her children continues on from babyhood and manhood into maturity. Blessed is the son who need not leave h….