Sapientiae Quotes & Sayings

Skyler often thought that the Seneca quotation Poe included was a dig at Dupin-or perhaps Poe himself: Nil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio. "Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than excessive cleverness." "That's for sure," said Skyler aloud. "Or more succintly put, 'No one likes a smart ass'. — Haley Walsh

A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning. — George Herbert

In the business world, unwise men take more that they give. They do not realize that they are breaking the Universal Law which will eventually break them to an equal extent. It may not be balanced in the form of dollars and cents but in the loss of good-will upon which their future business depends. — Walter Russell

Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to produce what sells, whether they believe in it or not. It depends on contracts. — Lynette Fromme

Dubium sapientiae initium. (Doubt is the origin of wisdom.) — Rene Descartes

If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it. — Criss Jami

To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But, in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much. — G.I. Gurdjieff

At the end of the Middle Ages, nobody would ever have expected the monasteries to vanish from the scene within a generation - yet they did. Change does happen. — Rowan Williams

What was intended to harm, God intended it all for good. And no matter what intends to harm you, God's arms have you. You can never be undone. — Ann Voskamp

Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders. — Elton John

Residual income is passive income that comes in every month whether you show up or not. It's when you no longer get paid on your personal efforts alone, but you get paid on the efforts of hundreds or even thousands of others and on the efforts of your money! It's one of the keys to financial freedom and time freedom. — Steve Fisher

To take a stand on IP, India needs to have a stand first. — Kalyan C. Kankanala

Eternity has no gray hairs. The flowers fade, the heart withers, people grow old and die, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but time writes no wrinkles on the brow of eternity. — Reginald Heber