What is particularly striking about his reconstruction and criticisms of the traditional account of friendship is that he finds it deficient not only by the light of his own Christian viewpoint; he also finds friendship deficient when judged from the...
Every year I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence that will risk nothing, and which shirking pain, misses happiness as well. No one ever yet was the poor...
Every man has one black patch, and some have two.
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
The man who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt a man who is doing it.
The wise man asks questions of himself; the fool questions others.
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone.
The air is no less blue because the blind man doesn't see it.
Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.
Nothing looks more like an honest man than a villain.
You have to be rich to be able to live like a poor man.
The rich man may wear old clothes.
One blind man followed the other and they both fell into the ditch.
It is a wise man who can laugh at his own jokes.
That which the wise man does first, the fool does last.
Though the blind man cannot see it, light remains light.
Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.
A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist.
If a poor man gives to you, he expects more in return.
