Ancient Wisdom quotes and sayings

No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.

We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.

A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

The gods help them that help themselves.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Appearances are deceptive.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.

The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Women should be obscene and not heard.

Just remember, there's a thin line between being a hero and being a memory.