Happiness & Sadness are two contemporary stages in life. A wise man overcomes sadness with his wisdom, and a foolish man faces it with tears.
Traveler! If you keep wandering in the path of wisdom you too eventually become a man of wisdom!
Why a wise man is wise? The answer is simple: Because he has left his own shore!
If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.
Wise man is a wing; stupid man is a hole! You meet a wise man, you rise, you meet a stupid man, and you fall!
A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much.
Wisdom is to internalise the experiences of other things, of everything! By observing the birds, you internalise the wisdom of the birds; by observing the Moon, you internalise the wisdom of the Moon!...
Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.
Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.
The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.
He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.
Folly plots a fool's death from the moment they become friends. Wisdom bestows blessings upon a wise man from the moment they wed.
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness.
To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.