"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise."

Cato The Elder | Wisdom | 3 bookmarks

"No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy."

Hitopadesa | Enemies | 2 bookmarks

"Bravery and stupidity go hand in hand."

Summers, David | Courage | 2 bookmarks

"Woman absent is woman dead."

Bierce, Ambrose | Absence | 3 bookmarks

"Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish."

Colton, Charles Caleb | Silence | 3 bookmarks

"To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman."

Mill, John Stuart | Understanding | 5 bookmarks

"We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already."

Lichtenberg, Georg C. | Wisdom | 3 bookmarks

"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will."

Stephens, James | Fear | 1 bookmarks

"The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. [Measure For Measure]"

Shakespeare, William | Fools and Foolishness | 10 bookmarks

"One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well."

Alcott, Amos Bronson | Quotations | 4 bookmarks