He who talks much about virtue in the abstract, begins to be suspected; it is shrewdly guessed that where there is great preaching there will be little almsgiving.
Wisdom Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective - page 107
I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.
John Berryman
Reflection and action must never be undertaken independently.
Paulo Freire
The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.
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Added to the moral solitude of the murderer comes the solitude of the artist, which can acknowledge no authority, save that of another artist.
Jean Genet
Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion.
Lord Chesterfield
When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental — far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns.
Franz Grillparzer
The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.
You cannot be wise without some basis of knowledge, but you may easily acquire knowledge and remain bare of wisdom.
Everything that goes around comes around, they say, and although I've never been able to figure out who the mysteriously wise sages known as "they" might be, they're certainly right when it comes to time-travel.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.
For the majority of Americans, collectivist or nationalized economy is morally wrong and therefore unjust. For them, free enterprise meets their keen sense of justice.
Ndabaningi Sithole
If you're a beautiful Caucasian woman, and you commit a heinous crime, it's like people don't want to acknowledge the reality of your actions.
Alissa Nutting
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Richard Grenier
Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.
There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives
Richard Paul Evans
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We understand and acknowledge that the Resurrection has placed a glorious crown upon all of Christ's sufferings!
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