The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.
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Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. It depends on the mood of the man, whether he shall see the sunset or the fine poem. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours so serene that we can relish nature or criticism. The more or less depends on structure or temperament. Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung. Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective store?
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
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Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Martin H.
To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two.
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
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Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment. Discipline comes to those with the awareness that for a kite to fly it must rise against the wind; that all good things are achieved by those who are willing to swim upstream; that drifting aimlessly through life only leads to bitterness and disappointment." And then he added: "Discipline is the foundation on which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Where there is Love and Wisdom, there is neither Fear nor Ignorance.
Where there is Patience and Humility, there is neither Anger nor Annoyance.
Where there is Poverty and Joy, there is neither Cupidity nor Avarice.
Where there is Peace and Contemplation, there is neither Care nor Restlessness.
Where there is the Fear of God to guard the dwelling, there no enemy can enter.
Where there is Mercy and Prudence, there is neither Excess nor Harshness.
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the world is more and more.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
