A wise man once asked me, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" I thought for a minute, then I slapped him across the face. That got him off my b….

So all that is said of the wise man by Stoic or Oriental or modern essayist, describes to each reader his own idea, describes his unattained but atta….

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. The simple things are also the most extra….

John Berger once defined music by saying that it began as a howl, became a prayer, then a lament, and still contains the elements of all three. I thi….

You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, ….

To me, only that which makes me wise is worth knowing..

I wasn't writing, I wasn't drawing, and personality-wise, I was just completely arrogant. I'm not trying to be overly apologetic for my behavior - I ….

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism..

I love to write and have the basic foundation of what the song's all about. Then once the drums are done it's time for fun for me, because I don't kn….

Think as the wise men think, but talk like the simple people do..

Strike while the iron is hot..

It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise..

Our greatest stupidities may be very wise..

What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end..

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so..

Man, being not only a religious, but also a social being, requires for the promotion of his rational happiness religious institutions, which, while t….

The wisest of the wise may err..

Even if we could grow our way out of the crisis and delay the inevitable and painful reconciliation of virtual and real wealth, there is the question….

When a man is going to try and borrow money, it is wise to look prosperous.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind..

The gravest error a thinking person can make is to believe that one particular version of history is absolute fact. History is recorded by a series o….