Wisdom – Page 22

Every man is a damn fool for at least five

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

I don’t turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.

I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.