TuesdayMay 19, 2026
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
Slight not what's near, when aiming at what's far.
Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.
Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.
Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.
Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead.
Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
Twas but my tongue, twas not my soul that swore.
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
Who dares not speak his free thoughts is a slave.
Song brings of itself a cheerfulness that wakes the heart of joy.
A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; A viper is not more hateful.
Second thoughts are ever wiser.
Among mortals second thoughts are the wisest.
I sacrifice to no god save myself And to my belly, greatest of deities.
To generous souls, every task is noble.
Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.
Account no man happy till he dies.
Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.
To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Try first thyself, and after call in God; For to the worker God himself lend aid.
Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad.
There is no evil as terrible as a woman.
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.
Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.
But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.
He is wise that is wise to himself.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
Judge a tree from its fruit; not from the leaves.
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
Life is short, yet sweet.
Sound judgment, with discernment, is the best of seers.
Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.
The God of War hates those who hesitate.
Who knoweth if to die be but to live, and that called life by mortals be but death?
He is not a lover who does not love forever.
The ways of the gods are long, but in the end they are not without strength.
Youth holds no society with grief.
Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.
What we look for does not come to pass. God finds a way for what none foresaw.
What else is an old man but voice and shadow?
Wealth is of all things the most esteemed by men and has the greatest power of all things in the world.
Vengeance comes not openly, either upon you or any wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.
There's nothing like the sight of an old enemy down on his luck.
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.
I hate it in friends when they come too late to help.
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