Apr 23, 2009

Memorable quotes... XVII

Some musings from ancient civilizations...

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. ~ Chuang-tzu

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise. ~ Cato the Elder

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion. ~ Democritus

There is one thing alone
that stands the brunt of life throughout its course:
a quiet conscience. ~ Euripides


It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. ~ Seneca

The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds by experience; the stupid, by necessity; and brutes by instinct. ~ Cicero

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes. ~ Titus Livius

It is better to be envied than pitied. ~ Herodotus

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest. ~ Horace

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. ~ Epicurus

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