A Collection of Wisdom

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“He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.” Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children make a home.” Irish Proverb

“There is no place in a fanatic’s head where reason can enter.” Napoleon Bonaparte

A Collection of Wisdom by Rodney Ohebsion

“A good companion shortens the longest road.” Kurdish Proverb

“I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.” Voltaire

“When the heart acts, the body is its slave.” African Proverb

“Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor’s noisy party than being there.” Franklin P. Jones

“Some prefer liquor, others prefer tofu, and some even like rotten salmon.” Taiwanese Proverb

“Men willingly believe what they wish to be true.” Julius Caesar

“In the birds’ court, a cockroach never wins his case.” Rwandan Proverb

“A friend is a person with whom you dare to be yourself.” Anonymous / Unknown

“Half the world does not know how the other half lives.” English Proverb

“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things.” Blaise Pascal

“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Nelson Mandela

Tunisian Proverbs - Plato - Chinese Proverbs - Buddha - Lord Chesterfield - German Proverbs
St. Augustine - La Rochefoucuald - Francesco Guicciardini - American Proverbs - Arthur Schopenhauer