20 Wonderful Quotations That Will Deepen Your Knowledge Generally
- 1. It is easier to appear worthy of positions that we have not got, than of those that we have. ROCHEFOUCAULD …
- 2. The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence. EURIPIDES, Rhesus…
- 3. Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. LORD CHESTER…
- 4. Natural Abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give me forth directions too in my experience. FRANCIS BACON …
- 5. One should stick to the sort of thing for which one was made; I tried to be an herbalist, whereas I should keep to the butcher’s trade. LA FONTAINE…
- 6. Better be wise by the misfortune of others than by your own. AESOP
- 7. The beauty of a man bears with composure on heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. ARISTOTLE…
- 8. In every kind of adversity, the bitterest part of a man’s affliction is to remember that he once was happy. BOETHIUS…
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- 9. If afflictions refine some, they consume others. THOMAS FULLER…
- 10. There is always a comforting thought in times of trouble when it is not our trouble.
- 11. When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him. HINDU PROVERB…
- 12. No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it. EDGAR WATSON HOWE…
- 13. The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure, which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome if you are poor. OGDEN NASH …
- 14. We are more inclined to hate one another for points on which we differ than to love one another for points on which we agree. CHARLES CALEB COLTON…
- 15. People who are masters in their own house are never tyrants. NAPOLEON… https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/wisdom-quotes
- 16. The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine. MONTAIGNE…
- 17. . Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. BIBLE, Psalms 119:105…
- 18. . The Christian Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes. MARK TWAIN
- 19. . Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. …
- 20. We arrange our lives — even the best and boldest men and women that exist, just as much as the most limited with reference to what society conventionally rules and makes right. WALT WHITMAN… https://bit.ly/2FwemH4
I hope you’ve enjoyed these quotations as I have. They add to our knowledge. Of course, I know quite well that you may not like all of them, but strongly believe that some you will love. Enjoy it and don’t forget to give me your feedback below.
This is a great resource. It would also be very interesting and informative if you considered adding the context that these quotations existed within.
Three of my favorites are:
The beauty of a man bears with composure on heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. ARISTOTLE
We are more inclined to hate one another for points on which we differ than to love one another for points on which we agree. CHARLES CALEB COLTON…
The Christian Bible is a drug store. Its contents remain the same, but the medical practice changes. MARK TWAIN
I often wonder and marvel at why it is that Colton’s observation is so often true. People too often (especially in the “social” online world) fail to or outright refuse to attempt to understand where the common ground exists between people or groups.
Dbrae, thanks immensely for your excellent feedback. You’re absolutely right that adding the context for each of the quotations will give a better understanding. I wanted to, but was constrained with time. Next time, I will do that. My apologies please!
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