We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
A proverb is to speech what salt is to food.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
You are bigger than your anger; it is a part of you, you are not a part of it.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
I must work for God's eyes only, seeking to be a blessing rather than to gain a blessing for myself.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
The diamond may adorn royalty, regardless of personal worth; but jewels of thought render even poverty illustrious and sublime.
Climbing has taught me that commitment is a process, an inner climb of the mountains of the mind.
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He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shore line of wonder.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
Not to know at large of things remote
From use, obscure and subtle, but to know
That which before us lies in daily life,
Is the prime wisdom.
Friendship is a rare treasure that must be used correctly if it is to maintain its value.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
Everything is okay in the end, if it's not ok, then it's not the end.
have gathered a posie of other men's flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own.