Our lives might not have come with a manual, or an instruction booklet to teach us what is right, what is wrong, or how to live our lives. But if we are willing to listen to our elders, to learn from the sages and wise men before us, we will be able to get a pretty good start on life, avoiding all the portholes that are dotted along life’s journey.
Aphorisms, maxims, proverbs… these are the words of wisdom, of the sages, gurus, philosophers… the wise men before us who have been through life’s hard knocks. If we take time to examine their words, we would surely benefit from their wisdom.
Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury. - Francis Quarles
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know. - Ambrose Bierce
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. - Will Rogers
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can’t even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain. - Barbara Kingsolver
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. - Henry David Thoreau
There is nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child. - Unknown
If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable. - Lyndon Baines Johnson
Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. - Lord Chesterfield
The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble. - Epicurus
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the most intense hatreds. - Antoine Rivarol
There are occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things. - William Shakespeare
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