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Tag: wisdom
THE WISE LEARN
Those are wise who learn caution from their own experience; but those are wiser who learn it from the experience of others. (Dictionary of English
DON’T STOP NOW
“Don’t start anything you’re not prepared to finish.” Neil Gaiman, American Gods
THE WINNER WAS THE MONKEY
“They used to say that, in a battle between the lion and the tiger, the winner was the monkey, who watched from a distance.” Lina
KNOWLEDGE CANNOT BE DESTROYED
“Knowledge cannot be destroyed, whatever kind of knowledge it might be, whether it is bad or good.” Lina J. Potter, The Royal Court: A Strong
WHEN TRUTH BECOMES CLEAR
“As in most cases when the truth becomes clear you wonder how you could ever have seen things differently.” Ruth Rendell, Not in the Flesh
DEBT IS POVETY
Debt is the worst kind of poverty. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
WISDOM FROM THE WISE
“The admonitions of those who seldom remonstrate are more effective than the commands of naggers.” Ruth Rendell, A Judgement in Stone
DON’T RUB SORE EYES
Rub your sore eyes with your elbow. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
DISCRETION
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
DILIGENCE
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
EXTREMES
Extremes seldom last long. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
FEW FRIENDS
Have but few friends, though many acquaintances. Old English Proverb
SHARING EVERY THOUGHT
As the fool thinks, so the bell chinks. (Dictionary of English Proverbs/Thomas Preston)
SIMPLE ANSWERS
“The world is complicated, so people seek complicated solutions. And there’s nothing wrong with that because simple answers don’t usually work. But sometimes the answers
DRIVEN TO KILL
“I think to be driven to want to kill must be such a terrible burden”.” Ruth Rendell
WE DON’T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND
Just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist (Madeleine L’Engle)
THINK FOR YOURSELF
“It’s good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN
“I hated it when other people had a point. Especially when they were grinning at me like they were on their way to Oz to
THE FOOL DOESN’T KNOW
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” William Shakespeare, As You Like It
