“The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.”
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“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”
“The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.”
“Silence is true wisdom's best reply.”
“Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future.”
“Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.”
“Man's wisdom is his best friend folly his worst enemy.”
“Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, 'Let's make a wish on a star,' there's one thing I wish for: wisdom.”
“Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.”
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
“The pessimist complains about the wind the optimist expects it to change the realist adjusts the sails.”
“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.”
“A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.”
“Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.”
“When I was at drama school, I wanted to change the world, and thought I had some great wisdom to impart to people about humanity. Now that I'm older, I know enough to realise that I know nothing at all.”
“And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.”
“I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.”
“Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.”
“Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.”
“Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.”
“Courage is always the surest wisdom.”
“During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.”
“I have no wisdom to share on dating.”
“It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?”