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.]
Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform – (or pause and reflect).
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.
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.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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.
You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.
Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.
