Quotes about wisdom
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William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act III, Scene II, spoken by BenedickIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act II, Scene I, spoken by Duke SeniorIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act III, Scene V, spoken by RosalindIn context
- William Shakespeare1564–1616The Winter’s Tale (c. 1611), Act III, Scene II, spoken by PaulinaIn context
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
Time enough to think of the future when you haven’t any future to think of.
The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.
Frank Sinatra1915–1998The Way You Wear Your Hat (1997)- MSManuel J. Smith1934–2007Often credited to Socrates
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory: nothing so expensive as glory.
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 4, pp. 134–135Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 10, p. 372
