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In dire need of a stout dose of sound advice? Shake the doldrums and get back on track by dipping into W. A. Clouston's fascinating Book of Wise Sayings. Bringing together bon mots and aphorisms from around the world, this volume can soothe the soul in troubled times or provide philosophical fodder for a lively discussion.
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Publisher
The Floating PressYear
2014eBook ISBN
9781776530595Sayings 1 to 100
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1.
The enemies which rise within the body, hard to be overcomeâthy evil passionsâshould manfully be fought: he who conquers these is equal to the conquerors of worlds.
BhĂĄravi.
2.
If passion gaineth the mastery over reason, the wise will not count thee amongst men.
FirdausĂ.
3.
Knowledge is destroyed by associating with the base; with equals equality is gained, and with the distinguished, distinction.
Hitopadesa.
4.
Dost thou desire that thine own heart should not suffer, redeem thou the sufferer from the bonds of misery.
Sa'dĂ.
5.
To friends and eke to foes true kindness show;
No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do;
Harshness will alienate a bosom friend.
And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.
No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do;
Harshness will alienate a bosom friend.
And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.
Omar KhayyĂĄm.
6.
There is no greater grief in misery than to turn our thoughts back to happier times.[1]
Dante.
7.
We in reality only know when we doubt a little. With knowledge comes doubt.
Goethe.
8.
In the hour of adversity be not without hope, for crystal rain falls from black clouds.
NizĂĄmĂ.
9.
One common origin unites us all, but every sort of wood does not give the perfume of the lignum aloes.
Arabic.
10.
I asked an experienced elder who had profited by his knowledge of the world, "What course should I pursue to obtain prosperity?" He replied, "Contentmentâif you are able, practise contentment."
Selman.
11.
Every moment that a man may be in want of employment, than such I hold him to be far better who is forced to labour for nothing.
Afghan.
12.
The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.
MĂĄgha.
13.
Those who wish well towards their friends disdain to please them with words which are not true.
BhĂĄravi.
14.
Reason is captive in the hands of the passions, as a weak man in the hands of an artful woman.
Sa'dĂ.
15.
Like an earthen pot, a bad man is easily broken, and cannot readily be restored to his former situation; but a virtuous man, like a vase of gold, is broken with difficulty, and easily repaired.
Hitopadesa.
16.
The son who delights his father by his good actions; the wife who seeks only her husband's good; the friend who is the same in prosperity and adversityâthese three things are the reward of virtue.
Bhartrihari.
17.
Let us not overstrain our abilities, or we shall do nothing with grace. A clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman.
La Fontaine.
18.
To abstain from speaking is regarded as very difficult. It is not possible to say much that is valuable and striking.[2]
MahĂĄbhĂĄrata.
19.
Pagodas are, like mosques, true houses of prayer;
'Tis prayer that church bells waft upon the air;
Kaaba and temple, rosary and cross,
All are but divers tongues of world-wide prayer.
'Tis prayer that church bells waft upon the air;
Kaaba and temple, rosary and cross,
All are but divers tongues of world-wide prayer.
Omar KhayyĂĄm.
20.
In no wise ask about the faults of others, for he who reporteth the faults of others will report thine also.
FirdausĂ.
21.
He that holds fast the golden mean,
And lives contentedly between
The little and the great,
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor,
Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door,
Embittering all his state.
And lives contentedly between
The little and the great,
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor,
Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door,
Embittering all his state.
Horace.
22.
Nothing is more becoming a man than silence. It is not the preaching but the practice which ought to be considered as the more important. A profusion of words is sure to lead to error.
Talmud.
23.
Consider, and you will find that almost all the transactions of the time of Vespasian differed little from those of the present day. You there find marrying and giving in marriage, educating children, sickness, death, war, joyous holidays, traffic, agriculture, flatterers, insolent pride, suspicions, laying of plots, longing for the death of others, newsmongers, lo...
Table of contents
- BOOK OF WISE SAYINGS
- Contents
- Book of Wise Sayings
- Preface
- Sayings 1 to 100
- Sayings 101 to 200
- Sayings 201 to 300
- Sayings 301 to 400
- Sayings 401 to 500
- Sayings 501 to 589
- Endnotes