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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
E. W. Howe1853–1937Country Town Sayings (1911), p. 9
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes a day. Wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.
Elbert Hubbard1856–1915The Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923)
The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work.
Elbert Hubbard1856–1915
The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.
Elbert Hubbard1856–1915The Better Part (1901)
- Advice
Wisdom is a sacred communion.
Victor Hugo1802–1885
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Aldous Huxley1894–1963“A Case of Voluntary Ignorance” in Collected Essays (1959)
To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.
Aldous Huxley1894–1963The Doors of Perception (1954), p. 159
Above all things, one should maintain his self-respect, and there is but one way to do that, and that is to live in accordance with your highest ideal.
Robert G. Ingersoll1833–1899The trial of Charles B. Reynolds for blasphemy (1887)
- Advice
- Character
“If you must wish,” he said, gruffly, “wish for something sensible.”
W. W. Jacobs1863–1943The Monkey’s Paw (1902)In context
- Advice
Live all you can — it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that, what have you had?
Henry James1843–1916The Ambassadors (1903), Book V, ch. II
- Advice
- Life & Death
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
William James1842–1910The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 22
I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 10:16 (KJV)In context
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Mark (1611), Mark 8:36 (KJV)In context
- Christianity
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Time
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Morality