Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private; fortitude, the principle of not flying danger, but meeting it; and temperance, the principle of subduing…

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

He was a wise man who invented beer.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Restarting the whole song over just because you missed your favorite part.

Restarting the whole song over just because you missed your favorite part.

Some people are like bathrooms, they're either taken, or full of sh*t.

Some people are like bathrooms, they're either taken, or full of sh*t.