It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it.

Quote by AA Hodge

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even...

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even...

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the...

He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the...

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Arrogance diminishes wisdom

Arrogance diminishes wisdom

The people who practise what they preach only teach correctly& perfectly the lessons and values...

The people who practise what they preach only teach correctly& perfectly the lessons and values...

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his...

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his...

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other...

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other...

Recognize your history, in the present, to know your future.

Recognize your history, in the present, to know your future.

In our ludicrous efforts to 'change' and be perfect, we try to fashion a perfect...

In our ludicrous efforts to 'change' and be perfect, we try to fashion a perfect...

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The wisest have the most authority

The wisest have the most authority

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.