Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Quote by Horace
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Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
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Horace Quotes
- Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it a mistress, if thou knowest not.
- No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
- The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.
- A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
- It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
- We are free to yield to truth.
- You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
- A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
- Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
- The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
Best Quotes
- Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can all of them make me laugh.
- I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
- Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class.
- Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet in the morning.
- Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
- It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
- Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.
- Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
- I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
- Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.