quotes

Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.

History is a race between education and catastrophe.

Look into the mirror of history to see the history of tomorrow.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

From those to whom much has been given, much is expected.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair play.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.

The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Do well by doing good.