wise

"A wise man will hear and increase learning.

One of the best pieces of advice I received as a young man was from a minister who said to me, "Every young man should read a chapter of Proverbs in the Bible every day." I did this for many years and learned many truths as a result. I still appreciate proverbs both in and outside of the Bible. A proverb is a proverbial saying, or as Webster defines it, "A short popular saying that expresses an obvious truth." We call them one-liners today.  Proverbial one-liners convey valuable nuggets of truth.

winston churchill: "The farther backwards you can look the farther forward you are likely to see."

arnold toynbee: "An autopsy of history is that all great nations commit suicide."

henry thoreau: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

larry mcmurty: "It is impossible to impress a people with truths that they aren't ready to hear, much less accept."

isaac newton: "What we know is a drop. What we don't know is an ocean."

richard lamm: "Our moral compass gyrates wildly."

mervin romsky: "He is a failure as a human being, no matter what his other achievements, whose heart does not hurt for his fellow man. And he is a successful human being, no matter where else he may be lacking, who is rich in compassion."