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….

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man..

It is never wise to slip the bands of discipline..

The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families and of Comm….

There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill..

Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination..

Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or other favorable cond….

If it be asked, Why does God not bestow the same or equal blessing upon all people? we can only answer, that has not been fully revealed. We see that….

But work a year and sleep an hour, and sleep a night and sing a day, And take a little wine and love, and when you feel religious—pray..

I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long pr….

Letting Go: A Little Bit at a Time is filled with big ideas that just might change your life. Wise, witty, and important..

And while it has not pleased the Almighty to bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best light He gives, trusting that i….

We must believe that He permits it [this war] for some wise purpose of his own, mysterious and unknown to us; and though with ourlimited understandin….

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrariwise, w….

Man may his fate foresee, but not prevent. 'Tis better to be fortunate than wise..

While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves. We can become the world's greatest….

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife..

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect..

I said that I loved the wise proverb, Brief, simple and deep; For it I'd exchange the great poem That sends us to sleep..