Snippets of Wisdom

Sometimes, the best wisdom and deepest lessons in life come from a few simple words. You would be familiar with some of these proverbs, axioms, maxims... If not, it is good to acquaint yourself with a few of these words of wisdom. Learn the lessons therein. Later on, you can pepper your conversations with them to impress your friends. Some of sayings are very profound, even though you might not realise at first.

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We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment. - Hilaire Belloc

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves. - John Locke

Logic is the anatomy of thought. - John Locke

Words are but pictures of our thoughts. - John Dryden

No love without bread and wine. - French Proverb

One flower makes no garland. - George Herbert

Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie. - Russian Proverb

With fools forbear to argue – better strive to wake the dead. - Bhartruhari

Don't cry before you are hurt. - Scottish Proverb

Laugh when you can; cry when you must. - Unknown

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us. - Christian Nestell Bovee

A man is known by the company he keeps. - Unknown

There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience. - Unknown

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. - John Lubbock

He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral. - Yiddish Proverb

Follow the local custom when you go to a foreign place. - Chinese Proverb

Better bend than break. - Scottish Proverb

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is the best. - Tim Duncan

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All quotes are from 👉 Here- my personal collection which I started in my school days.

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