Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. Use this quote
These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished. Use this quote
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. Use this quote
It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. Use this quote
The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. Use this quote
There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often. Use this quote
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. Use this quote
I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. Use this quote
It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis. Use this quote
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. Use this quote
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! Use this quote
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. Use this quote
Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little. Use this quote
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. Use this quote
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune. Use this quote
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. Use this quote
We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already. Use this quote
Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven. Use this quote
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. Use this quote
I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you've made a billion dollars, you've probably become uncool. Use this quote