#wisdom

Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#men

One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#war #wisdom #military

If you are good, they say you are weak. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #good #literature #literature-quotes #philosophy

There is only as much space, only as much time, Only as much desire, only as many words, Only as many pages, only as much ink To accept all of us at light-speed Hurrying into the Promised Land Of oblivion that is waiting for us sooner or later. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#desire #ink #light-speed #literature #literature-quotes

Neither alive nor dead; No one lets up, No one wins. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#circling #dead #dejan-stojanovic #letting-go #literature

After Homer and Dante, is a whole century of creating worth one Shakespeare? ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#books #century #creating #dante #dejan-stojanovic

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. ↗

— Merry Browne

#locks #notions #preconceived #wisdom

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. ↗