Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)
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“Whoever allows himself to be whipped, deserves to be whipped.”
Source: Venus in Furs: A Novel ; Letters of Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch and Emilie Mataja
Source: The complete English works
“He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.”
“By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.”
“Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?”
“Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.”
“The dream we are living has absolutely no purpose other than our awakening.”
Source: Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01
“Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.”
Source: Prince Lucifer
Source: Leviathan, Parts I and II
Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.”
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”
Source: Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way
“It is impossible to love and to be wise.”
Source: The Essays of Lord Bacon
Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”
Source: The Modern Chesterfield
“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.”
Source: John Keats - The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains: Complete Letters and Two Extensive Biographies of one of the most beloved English Romantic poets
“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.”
“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.”
Source: The Walking Drum
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”
Source: You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson
“The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.”
Source: Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1929-1932
“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.”
Source: A Preface to Morals
Source: Essays, English and American: With Introductions and Notes
Source: Jesus, Remember Me: Words of Assurance from Martin Luther
“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
“I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.”
“No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.”
Source: A little book in C major
Source: Minority Report