Wisdom – Page 39

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes,

He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.

Let us revere, let us worship, but erect and open-eyed, the highest, not the lowest; the future, not the past!

Before we acquire great power, we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.