Wisdom Quotes

"Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand"

"The pig would be saved, and I would have my eggs"

"Always be on the lookout for trouble"

"Suffering is a good teacher"

"I save my energy and my thinking for the night"

"Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon drop off."

"Beware of those in whom the desire to punish is strong."

"I love the great despisers, because they are the great adorers."

"It is terrible to die of thirst at sea! Must ye indeed drink the salt water?"

"What is the greatest experience ye can have? It is the hour of great contempt."

"The most silent word is called discretion; and the most silent deed is called discretion."

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

"What is essential is invisible to the eye"

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"

"All grown-ups were once children"

"Men forget what is important and remember what is not"

"Water might also be good for the heart"

"Being grown-up is too complicated"

"The most important things are the ones we choose to pay attention to"

"We do not see clearly except with the heart"

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"True silence is the art of conversation."

"The sick man is not served by medicine if he refuses to obey the physician."

"The soul of the world is nourished by people's happiness."

"Why should I listen to your heart?"

"The Soul of the World doesn't scatter itself into millions of dreams."

"Think it over, think it under."

"Doing nothing often leads to the very best something."

"We are the ten little soldiers."

"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify."