Quotes About Wisdom

As Dr. Johnson said: "God himself, sir, does not propose to judge man until the end of his days." Why should you and I?

The next time we are tempted to admonish somebody, let's pull a five-dollar bill out of our pocket, look at Lincoln's picture on the bill, and ask, "How would Lincoln handle this problem if he had it?

God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference

Elbert Hubbard said: "Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limit.

Recordemos que Emerson dijo: Todos los hombres que encuentro son superiores a mí en algún sentido; y en tal sentido puedo aprender de todos.

Hay que evitar siempre el ángulo agudo.

If you teach a man anything, he will never learn.

Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truth or merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction one that will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further away or draw them closer to me? Will my reaction elevate the estimation good people have of me? Will I win or lose? What price will I have to pay if I win? If I am quiet about it, will the disagreement blow over? Is this difficult situation an opportunity for me?

God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

Shut out the yesterdays which have lighted fools the way to dusty death…. The load of tomorrow, added to that of yesterday, carried today, makes the strongest falter. Shut off the future as tightly as the past…. The future is today…. There is no tomorrow. The day of man's salvation is now.

Pasaré una sola vez por este camino; de modo que cualquier bien que pueda hacer o cualquier cortesía que pueda tener para con cualquier ser humano, que sea ahora. No la dejaré para mañana, ni la olvidaré, porque nunca más volveré a pasar por aquí. Emerson dijo: Todo hombre que conozco es superior a mí en algún sentido. En ese sentido, aprendo de él.

I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

Cualquier tonto puede criticar, censurar y quejarse, y casi todos los tontos lo hacen. Pero se necesita carácter y dominio de sí mismo para ser comprensivo y capaz de perdonar. "Un

Todo hombre que conozco es superior a mí en algún sentido. En ese sentido, aprendo de él".

John Wanamaker, fundador de las tiendas que llevan su nombre, confesó una vez: hace treinta años. he aprendido que es una tontería regañar a los demás. Bastante tengo con vencer mis propias limitaciones sin irritarme por el hecho de que Dios no ha creído conveniente distribuir por igual el don de la inteligencia.

So figure it out for yourself. Which would you rather have, an academic, theatrical victory or a person's good will? You can seldom have both. The Boston Transcript once printed this bit of significant doggerel:   Here lies the body of William Jay, Who died maintaining his right of way— He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if he were wrong.

Yet, during these broken and irregular periods, he had developed one of the most valuable assets any man can have, even from a university education: a love of knowledge and a thirst for learning.

Half the nation savagely condemned these incompetent generals, but Lincoln, "with malice toward none, with charity for all," held his peace. One of his favorite quotations was "Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Thus they are able to reign over all the mountain streams. So the sage, wishing to be above men, putteth himself below them; wishing to be before them, he putteth himself behind them. Thus, though his place be above men, they do not feel his weight; though his place be before them, they do not count it an injury.

No juzgues si no quieres ser juzgado

Saberlo todo es perdonarlo todo

El mismo Dios, señor, no se propone juzgar al hombre hasta el fin de sus días

Don't you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter? If so, isn't it bad judgment to try to ram your opinions down the throats of other people? Isn't it wiser to make suggestions—and let the other

hombre que conozco es superior a mí en algún sentido. En ese sentido, aprendo de él.