Learned we may be
Learned we may be with another man’s learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own: [I hate a sage who is not wise for himself] Euripides
Being Wise
Let my heart be
Let my heart be wise. It is the gods’ best gift. Euripides
To appreciate nonsense you
To appreciate nonsense you must first acquire wisdom, then compromise the two; only then will the fool understand you, and believe himself to be wise. Ernest Chapman
Talent is so loaded
Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working. Eric Maisel
It’s time to stop
It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become. Epictetus
The wise man must
The wise man must be wise before, not after, the event. Epicharmus of Kos
We must be wise
We must be wise taskmasters and not require of ourselves what we cannot possibly perform. Recreation we must have. Otherwise, the strings of our soul, wound up to an unnatural tension, will break. Elizabeth Prentiss
I endeavor to be
I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when there be no redress. Elizabeth Montagu
I endeavor to drink
I endeavor to drink deep of philosophy, and to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient where there is no redress. The mighty can do no more, and the wise seldom do as much. … I am resolved to make the … Read more
Will people ever be
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? Eleanor Roosevelt