Humility, a sense of
Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven – of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best. Euripides
Wisest
Among mortals second thoughts
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. Euripides
The wisest men follow
The wisest men follow their own direction. Euripides
I have a friend
I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: Seize the Moment. Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. Erma Bombeck
The wisest were just
The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy. Erich Maria Remarque
I think it\\’s wonderful
I think it’s wonderful when a love story begins with a great deal of romance and affection, passion and excitement, that’s how it should be. But I don’t necessarily know that it’s the wisest thing in the world to expect that it ends there, or that it should, 30 years down the road, still look … Read more
I value my own
I value my own independence so highly that I can fancy no degradation greater than that of having another man perpetually directing and advising and lecturing me, or even planning too closely in any way about my actions. He might be the wisest of men, or the most powerful – I should equally rebel and … Read more
Mountain gorses, do ye
Mountain gorses, do ye teach us . . . . That the wisest word man reaches Is the humblest he can speak? Elizabeth Barrett Browning
[The] operation of the
[The] operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice. Edward Gibbon
In such a strait
In such a strait the wisest may well be perplexed and the boldest staggered. Edmund Burke