Quotes About Wisdom

Sellaista henkilöä kohtaan tunnetaan aina kunnioitusta, joka osaa pitää suunsa kiinni. Luullaan että sellainen tietää paljon ja elää hirveän jännittävästi.

I mean, anyone can let Danger out but the really clever thing is finding somewhere for it to go afterwards.

You're an idiot," Snufkin said. "Or still worse, you're a story spoiler.

Tuo kalastaja on höperö, hänellä on meriheinää päässä.

I'm not a great one for beds, said the muskrat. They are unnecessary furniture, really. It was the only hole I lived in, but I was happy there. Of course, it's all the same to a philosopher whether he is happy or not, but it was a good hole . . .

You're too small to be told everything.

I mean, something has to go wrong before you know a law is called for. (Hodgkins)

Tro på mig bara. Jag är förskräckligt klok!

Siinä on jotakin hyvin hienoa, kun saa kokea viimeisen vanhuutensa maiseman katoavassa kesässä. Ympärillä tyyntyy, itse kukin vaeltaa omaa tietään, mutta kaikki me kohtaamme meren rannalla tyynessä iltaruskossa.

Dobre vieÅ¡, že život je sám o sebe dosÃ…Â¥ Ã…Â¥ažký, než aby bol potom ?lovek za? trestaný. Moje dieÃ…Â¥a, aj keby som sa akoko?vek snažila, nemôžem vo svojom veku za?aÃ…Â¥ veriÃ…Â¥ v diabla. Ty môžeÅ¡ veriÃ…Â¥, ?omu chceÅ¡, ale musíÅ¡ sa nau?iÃ…Â¥ byÃ…Â¥ tolerantná.

A todos los animalitos se les enrosca la cola

He (Moominpappa) decided to become silent and mysterious, like a Hattifattener. People respected one if one didn't talk. They believed that one knew a great many things and led a very exciting life.

I've lived quite a long time, which is to say I've been working for quite a long time, which is the same thing. - An Eightieth Birthday

One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early and she answered that there were too many books and far too little time. And there she was absolutely right.

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

My dad always told me that the best way to get somebody to get at you is to talk bad about them to somebody else.

My mother tells me all the time that if you don't trouble trouble, then trouble won't trouble you.

Ash was the Master of Smoke.

Folks make a terrible mistake when they put themselves in the devil's company and think they can outwit him. He's crafty and wants to eat you alive.

Hannah, I don't believe you could ever find a better husband. William Barnett is one of the best men I've had the privilege of knowing. And you are exactly what he needs in a wife. You are spirited and strong. You'll stand your ground with him, yet yield to his wisdom when needed.

A Bible verse came to mind. Proverbs three, verse five. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Words spoken in haste cannot be taken back. And while they may be forgiven, the memories will linger to warn the heart of future encounters.

Do not wish your life away, " Grandfather would tell her. "None of us know the number of days we are allotted. It would be foolish to discard any of them.

She often told her children that they couldn't change the past and they couldn't jump forward to the future. All they had was today, and they needed to live it in such a way that they wouldn't create just another regretted yesterday. Mourning the past was never productive-she knew this full well.