Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform – (or pause and reflect).
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be entreated not to hit the nail at all.[Wer es nicht versteht, den Nagel auf den Kopf zu treffen, soll ja gebeten sein, ihn gar nicht zu treffen.]
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks.[Die Tragödie besteht darin, daß sich der Baum nicht biegt, sondern bricht.]
Wise men, when in doubt as to whether to speak or remain silent, give themselves the benefit of the doubt by keeping quiet.
Wise men have interpreted dreams, and the gods have laughed.
Wisdom is the daughter of experience.[La sapietia è figliola della sperietia.]
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.[Ce qui ferait la laideur d’un jardin fait la beauté d’une montagne.]
To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour.
Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them.
