Quotes About Wisdom

If the gods sent you to fight here, then the gods are fools.

In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best.

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.

I like what Abba Eban once said during the 1967 war. He said, "When all else fails, men turn to reason."

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so.

By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.

War to me is the stupidest way of settling anything. The whole damn thing goes to pieces.

We must learn from misfortune the means of future strength.

Big words do not smite like war-clubs, Boastful breath is not a bow-string, Taunts are not so sharp as arrows, Deeds are better things than words are, Actions mightier than boastings.

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.

The Forty Rules of Love is a wise, joyous page-turner... and one that speaks urgently to our war-ravaged times.

The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war.

Where is there any book of the law so clear to each man as that written in his heart?

As the culture war rages on, Lord give us wisdom to see the difference between defending our rights and protesting our slights.

It is better to learn war early from friends, than late from enemies.

Whoever takes the decision of war, he is surely a stupid man!

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

I am rather more apt to read old books than new ones.

Councils of War never fight.

Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look at them comparatively, they are not unrelated to these three things.

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice.

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

Pretend you are a foolish to the tyrant – because if he realizes you are a genius, he might use you to harm others.

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.