wisdom

"there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it ."

"It takes a great man to be a good listener."

"Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so."

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade?"

"If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place."

"Cricket Bell.” I smiled into my phone. “How did you get so wise?"

"Trying to hide my feelings to avoid getting hurt just ends up hurting not only myself—but also the person I am hiding my feelings from."

"Love isn’t in a hurry like a flurry of flowery words on paper. It’s lush and slow to grow its aroma in the garden of time."

"Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives."

"A man without words is a man without thought."

"why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives."

"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."

"Reading a book is like having the ability to dip a straw into the author’s soul and sip and slurp without lowering the water table of wisdom."

"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp."

"All those years I thought that it was power that brought responsibility. It's not. I was wrong.It's responsibility that brings power. It's knowing what needs to be done that brings strength. And courage."

"Time is a game played beautifully by children."

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't three lefts make a right? Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't two negatives make a positive?"

"This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond."

"A nugget of wisdom is more valuable than a nugget of gold—and considerably harder to pan out of a river. I’ll be 33 in March, and all I’ve found so far is fool’s gold. Still, I was able to trade it for political favors."