Widsom Quotes & Sayings

Woe to the person whose words have been detached from their conscience. — Tim Spiess

Simon stayed where he was, a small brown image, concealed by the leaves.Even if he shut his eyes, the sow's head still remained like an after-image.The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life. They assured Simon that everything was a bad business. — William Golding

He who exercises wisdom, exercises the knowledge which is about God. — Epictetus

If a marriage is valued at ten thousand, surely I might have a waltz for three hundred."
Her fingers clenched into very determined-looking fists. "So you know about the debt."
He nodded. "If I'd known the prize, I might have wagered a larger sum against your brother."
"I am not for sale."
Clearly he could argue with that, but from the abrupt horror in her grass green eyes, she'd realized that at the same moment she'd spoken. 'Horror.' He'd been forced into things he didn't relish by the lure of funds- or of having them cut off- but the blunt had been the reward for compliance. What was her reward? Marriage to Cosgrove? — Suzanne Enoch

Humanity's true purpose is not to become stronger physically, it's to become more intelligent-from armies, who increasingly fight with specialized units rather than regiments and tanks, to garage owners, who use a lot more than jacks to fix your engine. As intelligence prevails throughout humanity, maybe there'll be fewer wars and better cars. — Georges St-Pierre

Oh my God Becky! Look at her butt! Tunechi — Lil' Wayne

Jayan found teaching both frustrating and rewarding. It depended on the apprentice. Some were attentive and talented. Some were not. — Trudi Canavan

A Vulgar Mechanick can practice what he has been taught or seen done, but if he is in an error he knows not how to find it out and correct it, and if you put him out of his road he is at a stand. Whereas he that is able to reason nimbly and judiciously about figure, force, and motion, is never at rest till he gets over every rub.
(from a letter dated 25 May, 1694) — Isaac Newton

When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter. — Yayoi Kusama

I love you as river loves the ocean. — Debasish Mridha

I let my face go blank and nodded slowly. "Yes.The trolls.Back. With me. Cannot form. Complete sentences." I shook my head. "Yeah,so not happening."
He considered me,annoyed and at a loss for what to do next."I don't kill humans."
"Me niether!See,common ground already. — Kiersten White

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Hearts break along the same lines they broke before, I find, and they hurt no less in the rebreaking. — Na'ama Yehuda

In various countries and times, leaders of groups that lagged behind, economically and educationally, have taught their followers to blame all their problems on other people - and to hate those other people. — Thomas Sowell

There is nothing more valuable then God's widsom. HIS teachers are sometimes the most unlikely people. — Shannon L. Alder

The thing is to become a master and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing. — Ernest Hemingway,

Good friends and excellent teachers - Stick close to them! Wealth and power are fleeting dreams but wise words perfume the world for ages. — Ryokan

I don't like seeing myself on camera." But that's not it
that sounds shallow, like I'm worried I'll look fat or something. "It's like somebody is walking on my grave. TV immortalizes you. The episodes are what my family would watch if I died. — Heather Demetrios

The number of those who have nothing to recommend them and of those in whom nothing but good can be found is probably equal — Murasaki Shikibu

But this isn't a perfect world. The problem is people who think it is. -Connor — Neal Shusterman

I wish i were a little girl again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken heart. — Julia L. Roberts

What?" Ron bellowed furiously. "Four? You lousy, biased scumbag, you gave Krum ten!" But Harry didn't care, he wouldn't have cared if Karkaroff had given him zero; Ron's indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. He didn't tell Ron this, of course, but his heart felt lighter than air as he turned to leave the enclosure. And it wasn't just Ron . . . those weren't only Gryffindors cheering in the crowd. When it had come to it, when they had seen what he was facing, most of the school had been on his side as well as Cedric's. . . . He didn't care about the Slytherins, he could stand whatever they threw at him now. "You're tied in first place, Harry! You and Krum!" said Charlie Weasley, hurrying to meet them as they set off back toward the school. — J.K. Rowling

It is essential that justice be done, it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. — Oscar Arias

I have a very pragmatic approach to diets. Ones you can't stick to don't do you any good. Some people say, 'Just eat half of what's on your plate,' but I can't do that! — Nathan Myhrvold