Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

Quote by Horace

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

The man is either mad, or he is making verses.

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small,...

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

Virtue, dear friend, needs no defense, The surest guard is innocence: None knew, till guilt...

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

As crazy as hauling timber into the woods.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom.

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the...

The covetous man is ever in want.

The covetous man is ever in want.

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what...

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count...

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.