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“..(T)here are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, romantic doctrine of democracy. On the other hand, you may believe fallen men to be so wicked that not one of them can be trusted with any irresponsible power over his fellows.”

“If you are truly wise, you love life very deeply. You love the things in your life, transient though they may be.”

Ifs May Wisdom Wise Buddhism Love Life Very Deep Transient

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Nature will not let us stay in any one place for too long. She will let us stay just long enough to gather the experience necessary to the unfolding and advancement of the soul. This is a wise provision, for should we stay there too long, we would become too set, too rigid, too inflexible. Nature demands change in order that we may advance.”

Should May Long Soul Enough Order Wise Demand Advancement Provision Unfolding

Author:Ernest Holmes

“If you sat down and you wrote a script, you may write something that's way beyond what you've ever seen me do, but if you thought of me to do it, I would be flattered to be asked to do something other than be wise.”

Ifs Way Writing May Would Be Wise Down And Scripts Sat Being Wise Flattered

Author:Morgan Freeman

“There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.”

Men May Turns Wise Fool Advantage Prejudice Accidents Fortunate Unfortunate

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The art of meditation may be exercised at all hours, and in all places, and men of genius, in their walks, at table, and amidst assemblies, turning the eye of the the mind upwards, can form an artificial solitude; retired amidst a crowd, calm amidst distraction, and wise amidst folly.”

Men Mind May Art Eye Form Hours Walks Wise Meditation Genius Solitude Tables Calm Crowds Folly Distraction Artificial Retired Assembly

Author:Isaac D'Israeli

“Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure.”

May Persons Soul Self Beautiful Rich Wise Bears Harmony Endure Possession Riches My Soul Grants Restraint Inner Self Self Restraint

Author:Plato

“Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books both true, Both wise, and both delightful too. And since Love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as Guardian angels are, Only belov'd and loving me.”

May Book House Wise Angel Fairs Garden Possession Graves Delightful Guardian Mistress Guardian Angel Few Friends Loving Me

Author:Abraham Cowley

“Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.”

Men May Wisdom Earth Wise Judging Kings

Author:Solomon Ibn Gabirol

“It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing”

Men May Done Whole Age Action Wise Gains Harder Ill Whole Life Foolish Applause Censure

Author:David Hume

“A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard.”

Men Should Wells May Has Beens Wise Wife Heard Conflict Medicine Prepared Charity Affair Formulas Slang Acts Of Charity Divulge

Author:Chanakya

“I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good to be holding the helm; no matter how strong my hands, the sudden and numerous waves were stronger still, and I was wise enough to yield to them rather than resist them obstinately and make the ship founder. Thus I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.”

May Littles Stills Matter Enough Hands Strong My Own Wise Masters Circumstances Projects Army Stronger Wave Ships Yield Founders Helm

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts, and afflictions of life may, if rightly used, become the means of improvement, and create in us the sinews of strength.... the dross is left in the crucible, the baser metals are transmuted, and the character is enriched with gold.”

Ifs Kind May Mean Character Used Left Wise Sorrow Conflict Elements Gold Disappointment Improvement Metals Providence Arrangements Affliction Crucible Dross

Author:William Morley Punshon

“It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see 'the positive person' or 'the negative person' in a black and white way as many people do. A wise man may not understand it because, as a catalyst of wisdom, but not wise in his own eyes, even he can learn from and give back to fools. To think that an individual has absolutely nothing to offer to the table is counter-intuitively what the wise man considers to be 'the ignorance of hopelessness'.”

Source: Killosophy

“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 communication techniques.. .Better than handing out all kinds of wise advice, he could show life itself; he could awake forces lying dormant in everybody, he could launch an invitation to create direct and personal experiences.”

“I, a pilgrim of eternity, stand before Thee, O eternal One. Let me not seek to deaden or destroy the desire for Thee that disturbs my heart. Let me rather yield myself to its constraint and go where it leads me. Make me wise to see all things today under the form of eternity, and make me brave to face all the changes in my life which such a vision may entail: through the grace of Christ my Saviour. Amen”

Heart May Today Faces Form Desire Christ Vision Grace Wise My Heart Eternal All Things Let Me Eternity Brave Thee Yield Constraints Saviour Pilgrim Amen Leading Me Changing My Life

Book:A diary of private prayer

Source: A diary of private prayer

“He that alone would wise and mighty be,Commands that others love as well as he.Love as he lov'd! - How can we soar so high?-He can add wings when he commands to fly.Nor should we be with this command dismay'd;He that examples gives will give his aid:For he took flesh, that where his precepts fall,His practice, as a pattern, may prevail.”

Giving Should Wells May Fall Practice Wise Example Wings Add Patterns Aids Flesh Command Soar Dismay

Book:The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose

Source: The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose