Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.
5-6 blogs is too many for a fool to have; one is enough for a wise person
The wise man sees the fool & laughs & the fool never knows why
It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.
We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.
Call me not wise unless you call all men wise. A young fruit am I, still clinging to the branch and it was only yesterday that I was a blossom. And call none among you foolish for we are neither wise nor foolish. We are green leaves upon the tree of ...
the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mi...
They will be hushed by a good deed who laugh at a wise speech.
Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick.
The foolish sayings of a rich man pass for wise ones.
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
A wise man does not step betwixt the beast and his meat
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
Wise Child: Why don't you beat me then? Juniper: I can't be bothered.
Asleep she was a painting of a fire. Awake she was the fire itself
Looters become looted, while time and tide make us mercenaries all.
The point isn't to win the game. The point is to play a beautiful game. (paraphrased)
Lies are simpler, and most of the time they make better sense.
