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Human wisdom consists in a knowledge of the order in which it is profitable to know things;
Leo Tolstoy / 



Human wisdom consists in a knowledge of the order in which it is profitable to know things;



It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Henry David Thoreau - Walden; or, Life in the Woods / 





All of us harbour in ourselves hidden gardens and plantations;
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - The Joyful Science / 





When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.
Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom / 





Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray / 





Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
Jean de La Bruyere - Les Caractères / 





The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims / 





All the diversity, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.
Leo Tolstoy / 





I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.
Simone Weil / 





I accept the great adventure of being me.
Simone de Beauvoir / 





Let it not be your honor henceforth whence you come, but where you go!
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / 





It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
François de La Rochefoucauld - Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll / 





To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Emanuel Swedenborg / 





Let us read and let us dance—these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
Voltaire - Philosophical Dictionary / 





A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis Bacon / 





To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
René Descartes - Principles of Philosophy / 





The Owl of Minerva begins her flight only at the coming of twilight.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - Elements of the Philosophy of Right / 





When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.
Immanuel Kant - Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals / 





The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Pierre Corneille - The Liar / 



The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.



Harmony between two individuals is never granted - it has to be conquered indefinitely.
Simone de Beauvoir / 



Harmony between two individuals is never granted - it has to be conquered indefinitely.

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Look up to the sky. You'll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.
Charlie Chaplin / 





What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
Voltaire - Philosophical Dictionary / 





Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.
Michel de Montaigne - Essays / 





Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
Nelson Mandela / 





When you are happy, there is still much to be done: to comfort others.
Jules Renard / 





There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
Nelson Mandela / 





To do good needs no consideration.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Iphigenia in Tauris / 





Tolerance is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 






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