Wisdom Quotes

Small: As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round
"As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round"
Ben Hogan, Athlete
Small: Climb the mountains and get their good tidings
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings"
John Muir, Environmentalist
Small: Wisdom begins at the end
"Wisdom begins at the end"
Daniel Webster, Statesman
Small: It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance
"It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance"
Harold S. Geneen, Businessman
Small: A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is pa
"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength
"Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength"
Phil Jackson, Coach
Small: Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action
"Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action"
Thomas B. Macaulay, Historian
Small: Wisdom doesnt necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself
"Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself"
Tom Wilson, Cartoonist
Small: It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary
"It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary"
Richard Whately, Writer
Small: A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool
"A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool"
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, Politician
Small: A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew
"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew"
Herb Caen, Journalist
Small: He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom
James Huneker
"He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom"
James Huneker, Writer
Small: Wisdom is knowing what to do next virtue is doing it
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it"
David Starr Jordan, Writer
Small: Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world"
Archimedes, Mathematician
Small: To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares
"To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not"
Akhenaton, Statesman
Small: Some folks are wise and some are otherwise
"Some folks are wise and some are otherwise"
Tobias Smollett, Writer
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