Wise Sayings

A false friend and a shadow attend only when the sun shines.

A man is not rewarded for having brains, but only for using them.

A man too often shows his worst side to his better half.

A philosopher is a man who knows exactly what to do until it happens to him.

All too often a clear conscience is merely the result of a bad memory.

Be sure your conversation generates more light than heat.

Better to cause happiness where you go than to cause happiness when you go.

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Failure is not falling down; it is remaining there when you have fallen.

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.

*You will never get indigestion from swallowing your pride.

*Your good fortune sometimes makes false friends; poor fortune points them out.

*Genius is seldom recognized for what it is, a great capacity for hard work.

Good ideas do not drop into closed minds.

*Reputation helps you get a job. Character helps you keep it.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Donald Laird

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. --J. Robert Oppenheimer

Live your own life, for you will die your own death.- Latin (on life and living)

For news of the heart, ask the face.- Guinean (on life and living)

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom, - Greek Proverb

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. - Ben Franklin (1706-1790)

No one goes through life unscathed. – unknown

Please all and you will soon please none. - Aesop (c.620-560 BC)

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