A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong time

Quote by Persian Proverb

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Thinking is the essence of wisdom

Thinking is the essence of wisdom

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

Less of your courtesy and more of your purse

Less of your courtesy and more of your purse

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

All doors open to courtesy

All doors open to courtesy

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy...

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy...