Book of Wise Sayings: Profound Thoughts Selected Largely from Eastern Sources (Timeless Classic Books)
- ISBN-10
- 1453790578
- ISBN-13
- 9781453790571
- Series
- Book of Wise Sayings
- Pages
- 156
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-09-03
- Author
- W. A. Clouston
Description
Wise men from the East have provoked men's thoughts for centuries and their words live on. Here are a few samples of the "words of wisdom" found in this book.Nothing is more becoming a man than silence. It is not the preaching but the practice which ought to be considered as the more important. A profusion of words is sure to lead to error.TalmudLet a man's talents or virtues be what they may, we feel satisfaction in his society only as he is satisfied in himself. We cannot enjoy the good qualities of a friend if he seems to be none the better for them.HazlittTalents are best nurtured in solitude; character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.GoetheWant and sorrow are the gifts which folly earns for itself.SchubertWe magnify the wealthy man, though his parts be never so poor. The poor man we despise, be he never so well qualified. Gold is the coverlet of imperfections. It is the fool's curtain, which hides all his defects from the world.Feltham.Pleasure, most often delusive, may be born of delusion. Pleasure, herself a sorceress, may pitch her tents on enchanted ground. But happiness (or, to use a more accurate and comprehensive term, solid well-being) can be built on virtue alone, and must of necessity have truth for its foundation.Coleridge
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