Wise Quotes and Sayings

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"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet." - James Oppenheim

"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it." - William James

"It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give happiness." - Thomas Jefferson

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." - Charles Kingsley

"Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before." - James Buckham

"Happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think." - Dale Carnegie

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity." - Arthur James Balfour

"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light, take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears." - Glenn Clark

"Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory." - Norman Vincent Peale

"He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king." - John Milton

"To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals - that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him." - Honore De Balzac

"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau

"A ship in harbour is safe - but that's not what ships are for." - John A. Shedd

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." - Japanese Proverb

"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small." - Lao-Tzu

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