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Phrases and quotes about wisdom

I derive the laws of mechanics from the laws of God. —Issac Newton

There is nothing complicated in life. We are the ones who are complex. Life is a simple thing, and the simpler it is, the more correct it is. — Oscar Wilde

Be among those whose presence helps you develop perfect qualities. Leave those who make your shortcomings worse. Don't examine other people's weaknesses, but focus on your own. Don’t get attached to anything, because attachment is the source of unfreedom. Until you calm your mind, you cannot experience happiness. — Padmasambhava

Just as a well-spent day gives a peaceful sleep, so a well-lived life gives a peaceful death. — Leonardo da Vinci

If they ask me: “What is your religion?”, I will answer: “The one that is among the trees, the mountains, the animals; the religion of all creation is my religion. Because her light is in every creature on earth, and this light fills me too. Because there is one Father, and we are all His children, wherever we are.” — Baba Virsa Singh

There are no keys to happiness! The door is always open. —Mother Teresa

One, looking into a puddle, sees dirt in it, and the other sees stars reflected in it. — Immanuel Kant For God there are no dead. — Akhmatova A.

I believe in God, who reveals himself in the natural harmony of all things, and not in the Lord, who deals with the fate and actions of specific people. - Albert Einstein

Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. - Albert Einstein

You can close your eyes to what you see. But you can’t close your heart to what you feel. - Friedrich Nietzsche

There are people with souls as deep as the ocean, in whom you want to plunge... And there are people like puddles that you have to go around so as not to get dirty

The wiser a person becomes, the less reason he finds to be offended. - Richard Bach

Strength comes from defeats, not victories. - Coco Chanel

Be the master of your will and the servant of your conscience. - Coco Chanel

Age is just a number. It does not determine a person's mind and his outlook on life. Everything depends not on the years lived, but on the circumstances experienced in life. — Sylvester Stallone

"Who are you? You are the one who asked to come to Earth in order to do something wonderful here, something very important for you, something that cannot be done anywhere else and never..." - Richard Bach

Only he truly lives who sees both himself and God in every neighbor. - Lev Tolstoy

Know that while you are being praised, you are not yet on your own path, but on a path pleasing to others. - Friedrich Nietzsche

If every person began his day watching the world fill with life, light and beauty, then villainy would disappear - there would simply be no place for them in the sun-washed soul...

You will get out of any difficult situation right away if you just remember that you live not with your body, but with your soul, and remember that you have something in you that is stronger than anything in the world. - Lev Tolstoy

“Wisdom is not a product of learning, but a lifelong attempt to acquire it.” - Albert Einstein

The point is not to make money and use what you have acquired, but to make yourself rich and die full of your own essence - Antoine de Saint Exupery

You are a guest. Leave this Earth a little more beautiful, a little more humane, a little more loving, a little more fragrant for those unknown guests who will come after you... - Osho

If you see someone else's sin, correct your own. — Chinese proverb

A soul that lacks wisdom is dead. But if you enrich it with teaching, it will come to life, like an abandoned land on which rain has fallen. — Abu-l-Faraj

The reasons are within ourselves, outside there are only excuses... - Osho

We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it is stupid. - Albert Einstein

One of the most useful life skills is the ability to quickly forget everything bad: don’t dwell on troubles, don’t live with grievances, don’t revel in irritation, don’t harbor a grudge. You shouldn’t drag all sorts of rubbish into your soul. — Buddha

Happy is not the one who has everything best, but the one who gets the best out of what he has. — Confucius

… health, youth, and harmony live in each of us. You just need to be able to find them and awaken them. — Vladimir Lermontov

If you hate, it means you have been defeated. — Confucius

A gentle person does what is asked. A callous person does not do what is asked. A stupid person does what is not asked. A smart person does not do what is not asked. And only a Wise man does what is necessary.

What we see is only one visibility, Far from the surface of the sea to the bottom. They considered the obvious in the world to be unimportant, because the secret essence of things is not visible. — Omar Khayyam

You should do what makes you happy. Forget about money or other traps that are considered success. If you're happy working in a village store, work. You only have one life. — Karl Lagerfeld

Our world is immersed in a huge ocean of energy, we fly in endless space at an incomprehensible speed. Everything around rotates, moves - everything is energy. — Nikola Tesla

What we called matter is actually energy, the frequency of vibrations of which has been reduced to the point of being perceived by the senses. - Albert Einstein

It usually takes a very long time to understand incredibly simple things. — Joe Chang

Failure is simply an opportunity to start again, but more wisely. - Henry Ford

If the problem can be resolved, there is no need to worry about it. If a problem cannot be solved, there is no point in worrying about it. — Dalai Lama

A man who has never made mistakes has never tried anything new. Most people don't try anything new because they are afraid of making mistakes. But there is no need to be afraid of this. Often a person who fails learns more about how to win than someone who succeeds immediately. - Albert Einstein

What we called matter is actually energy, the frequency of vibrations of which has been reduced to the point of being perceived by the senses. - Albert Einstein

Without wisdom there is no justice.

We anger God with our sins, and people with our virtues.

A good person is often mistaken for a fool.

Beauty is seen, wisdom is heard, goodness is felt.

In those moments when you are choked by despair, when you feel like you can’t do anything and that it’s impossible to do anything, know: only in such moments do you truly move forward. — Francis Scott

You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do a lot about its width and depth. —Archimedes

In the Tibetan tradition, it is advised to look at life through the eyes of a traveler who is staying at a hotel for a couple of days: he likes the room, likes the hotel, but does not become overly attached to them, because he knows that all this does not belong to him, and he will soon leave... - Sangye Khadro

The Lord can neither make mistakes nor lie. You are going through a life lesson and yet, without drawing the right conclusions for yourself, you are stuck on the same thing. — Archimandrite John Krestyankin

I believe that truly true religion is a good heart. — Dalai Lama

An inexplicable thing is the soul. Nobody knows where he is, but everyone knows how much it hurts. — A. P. Chekhov

Everyone has something special, you just need to open your eyes. — Lama Ole Nydahl

Today is just one of many, many days that are yet to come. But maybe all those future days depend on what you do today. - Ernest Hemingway

I want you to stop looking for something outside of yourself and listen to what is inside you. People are afraid of what's inside, and that's the only place where they can find what they need. — Peaceful Warrior

You cannot lose hope, because a person cannot be broken so that he cannot be restored. — John Green. "Looking for Alaska"

You have sails, but you cling to the anchor... - Confucius

He who sees too far is not at peace in his heart. Do not be sad about anything in advance and do not rejoice at what does not yet exist. - Eastern wisdom

It doesn’t matter how many days are in your life, what matters is how much life is in your days...

Be your own light. Don't worry about what others say, don't worry about traditions, religions, morals. Just be your own light! — Buddha Shakyamuni

The mind, when used correctly, is a perfect and unsurpassed instrument. When used incorrectly, it becomes extremely destructive. To be more precise, it's not that you might be using it incorrectly; you're usually not using it at all. He's taking advantage of you. This is what the disease is. You believe that you are your mind. And this is a misconception. The instrument has taken over you. — Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now”

“There is nothing softer and more flexible than water, but try to resist it.” - Lao Tzu

Each of us is responsible for all of humanity. This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart - this is our temple; our philosophy is kindness. — Dalai Lama XIV

The greatness of the world is always in accordance with the greatness of the spirit looking at it. — Heinrich Heine

Church, temple or Kaaba Stone, Koran or Bible, Or Martyr's Bone - all this and more, my heart can accept and accommodate, Since my religion is Love. —Abdul-Lah

There is no end to the mystery whose name is man, just like the mystery whose name is the world. — Carlos Castaneda

Man is a creature that can admire the beauty of nature and at the same time destroy it. — Darius, philosopher

The proverbial missing link between the ape and the civilized man is us. — Konrad Lorenz

The older a person becomes, the more important the content is to him than the shell. — Harun Agatsarsky

The life of people devoted only to pleasure without reason and without morality has no value. — Immanuel Kant

If you managed to deceive a person, this does not mean that he is a fool. It just means that you were trusted more than you deserve.

When it seems to a person that everything is going wrong, something wonderful tries to enter his life. — Dalai Lama

Good does not put on the mask of evil, but often evil, under the mask of good, does its crazy things. — Omar Khayyam

I know the world: in it a thief sits on a thief; A wise man always loses in an argument with a fool; the dishonest shames the honest; And a drop of happiness drowns in a sea of ​​grief. — Omar Khayyam

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But the worst kind of suffering is not knowing what decision to make. - Paulo Coelho

Whatever you do behind people’s backs, you do it in front of God!

A person lives a real life if he is happy with the happiness of others. — Johann Wolfgang Goethe

“The best teacher in life is experience. True, he charges a lot, but he explains clearly.”

He is not great who has never fallen, but he is great who has fallen and gotten up! — Confucius

He who can fill every moment with deep content endlessly prolongs his life. —Isolde Kurtz

Man forgot his true purpose, his true divine origin and fell into serious trouble. Hence we have environmental problems, hence military conflicts, hence the endless, ever-increasing number of contradictions, disagreements, disputes, and quarrels.

Don't waste time on a person who doesn't want to spend it with you.

One of the most common misconceptions is to consider people good, evil, stupid, smart. Man flows, and he has all the possibilities: he was stupid, he became smart, he was angry, he became kind and vice versa. This is the greatness of man. And you can’t judge a person based on this. You condemned, but he is already different. - Lev Tolstoy

Those who want are looking for opportunities, and those who don’t want are looking for excuses.

If there is a desire, there are a thousand ways; if there is no desire, there are a thousand reasons.

Even with keen eyes, we see only what we already know. We perceive other people not as they are, but as we want them to be. We obscure the real person with a painted picture. — Jana-Philipp Zendker

Life is a moment. It cannot be lived first in a draft and then rewritten into a white paper. - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The task of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to live in accordance with the internal law that you recognize. — Marcus Aurelius

The blessing is not in having a long life, but in how to manage it: it can happen, and it often happens, that someone who lives a long time lives short. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca (the Younger)

Life is neither suffering nor pleasure, but a task that we must do and honestly complete it. — Alexis Tocqueville

When you throw dirt at a person, remember that it may not reach him, but will remain on your hands! - Author unknown

“And it’s time for people to get tired of right and wrong enmity, it’s time to see that glory is confused, not knowing on whom to lay a wreath. ... the mind is damaged by the twentieth century, the most terrible century in history.”

We think that God sees us from above - but he sees us from the inside. — Gilbert Sesbron

Where everyone is hunchbacked, slimness becomes ugliness. — O. Balzac

Here is my secret, it is very simple: only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

People are the only creatures on Earth who need God's help, and yet they behave as if there is no God... - Johnny Depp

If man in his perfection is the noblest creature, then cut off from law and morality, he is the worst of all. — Aristotle

For me, every hour of the day and night is an indescribable miracle of life. — Walt Whitman

Our world, even after all the discoveries that scientists have made, for everyone who seriously thinks about its structure, still remains a miracle, a mystery and a mystery. — Thomas Carlyle

There is nothing insignificant in this world for such a small creature as a person. Only by understanding the tiny world around us can we acquire a great art - the ability to obtain the greatest possible happiness in this life. — Samuel Johnson

Here's my secret. Everything is completely simple: you can see well only with your heart. The main thing is hidden from human eyes. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Anyone who wants to be healthy already partially recovers. — Giovanni Boccaccio

The art of medicine is to help the patient pass the time while nature cures the disease. — Voltaire

Not the opinions of people, but the arguments of reason - this is the universal formula for the search for truth. — Pierre Abelard

Whoever attaches importance to empty matters will turn out to be an empty person in important matters. — Cato the Elder

People become close gradually, strangers instantly.

A thinking atheist who lives according to his conscience does not himself understand how close he is to God. Because he does good without expecting reward. Unlike believers, hypocrites. — Hans Christian Andersen

Believe in yourself! Believe in your abilities! You cannot succeed and be happy without firm and well-founded confidence in your own strengths and capabilities. — Norman Vincent Peale

The ability to see the miraculous in the ordinary is an invariable sign of wisdom. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

As soon as you realize that you do not need anything in the world, the world will become yours. - Lao Tzu

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. — L. Tolstoy

The last war among men will be a war for truth. This war will be in every single person. War – with one’s own ignorance, aggression, irritation. And only a radical transformation of each individual person can become the beginning of a peaceful life for all people. — Nicholas Roerich

A dog recognizes its owner in any clothing. The owner may be in a robe, a suit and tie, or not dressed at all, but the dog always recognizes him. If we are unable to recognize God, our beloved master, when He is clothed in other clothes - clothes from another religion - then we are worse than a dog. — H.H. Radhanatha Swami

— I prefer to do what I love in my life. And not what is fashionable, prestigious or expected. - Moscow does not believe in tears

If you want to succeed, avoid 6 vices: drowsiness, laziness, fear, anger, idleness and indecisiveness. - Jackie Chan

Beware of those who want to make you feel guilty, for they crave power over you. — Confucius

An arrow sent by you at another will fly around the globe and pierce you in the back. - Eastern wisdom

The truly closest person is the one who knows your past, believes in your future, and now accepts you for who you are. - Friedrich Nietzsche

We will be destroyed by politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without character, business without morals, science without humanity and prayer without sacrifice. - Mahatma Gandhi

Everything has its sunset... and only the night ends with dawn. - Eastern wisdom

Man is designed in such a way that when something ignites his Soul, everything becomes possible. — J. Lafontaine

We make an effort to wake up and actually wake up when the dream becomes terrible and we no longer have the strength to bear it. The same must be done in life when it becomes unbearable. At such moments, one must, through the effort of consciousness, awaken to a new, higher, spiritual life. - Lev Tolstoy

Being offended and indignant is like drinking poison in the hope that it will kill your enemies. — Nelson Mandela

Life sometimes beats you, but these blows are medicine. “Punishment” comes from the word “order”. And a mandate is a lesson, a teaching. The Lord teaches us like a caring father. He puts his little son in a corner so that he won’t do anything bad next time. — Peter Mamonov

Disease always occurs either from excess or from deficiency, that is, from imbalance. — Hippocrates

Let every mistake teach you a great lesson: every sunset is the beginning of a very, very bright and big dawn... - Sri Chinmoy

By intelligence I mean, mainly, the rarest innate ability - not to burden others with oneself. — Dina Rubina

My third rule was to always strive to conquer myself rather than fate, to change my desires rather than the order of the world... - Rene Descartes

To become happy, you need to get rid of everything unnecessary. From unnecessary things, unnecessary fuss, and most importantly, from unnecessary thoughts. — Daniel Shellabarger

“Never try to prove that you are right, because then you will be wrong.” -Elder Joseph the Hesychast

He who has contemplated the greatness of nature himself strives for perfection and harmony. Our inner world should be like this model. In a clean atmosphere everything is clean. - Honore de Balzac. Lily of the Valley

Just as warm clothes protect against cold, endurance protects against resentment. Increase patience and peace of mind, and resentment, no matter how bitter it may be, will not touch you! — Leonardo Da Vinci

The wider you open your arms, the easier it is to crucify you. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Rishis proclaim that we are not our body, mind or emotions. We are divine souls on an amazing journey. We come from God, live in God and develop into unity with God. We are the Truth we are looking for. — Sanatana Dharma Upanishad

When I looked around, I felt like a grain of sand in the sea... but when I closed my eyes and looked inside, I saw the whole Universe... - Inayat Khan Hidayat

There is nothing complicated in life. We are the ones who are complex. Life is a simple thing, and the simpler it is, the more correct - Oscar Wilde

Your brain is like a garden that can be tended to or nurtured. You are a gardener and you can nurture your garden or leave it neglected. But know: you will have to reap the fruits of either your labor or your own inaction. - John Kehoe. “The subconscious can do anything”

Whatever you do, you do yourself. - Eastern wisdom

The longer I live, the more inclined I am to the idea that in the solar system the Earth plays the role of a madhouse. - Bernard Show

Asceticism is not about not owning anything. Asceticism is about not letting anything control you. — Abu Yazid Bistami

If someday, while chasing happiness, you find it, you, like the old woman looking for her glasses, will discover that it was on your nose all along. - Bernard Show

If they ask me: “What is your religion?”, I will answer: “The one that is among the trees, the mountains, the animals; the religion of all creation is my religion. Because her light is in every creature on earth, and this light fills me too. Because there is one Father, and we are all His children, wherever we are.” — Baba Virsa Singh

Power over yourself is the highest power. — Seneca

If there is no peace within us, it is useless to look for it outside. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Many people wait all week for Friday, the whole month of the holiday, the whole year of summer, and all their lives for happiness. But you need to rejoice in every day and enjoy every moment. — Osho

Everything has its sunset... and only the night ends with dawn. - Eastern wisdom

All paths are the same: they lead to nowhere. But some have hearts, while others don't. One path gives you Strength, the other destroys you. — Carlos Castaneda

Society is a yoke of scales that cannot lift some without lowering others. — Jacques Vanier

Don't accept any negativity. Until you accept it, it belongs to the one who brought it. — Buddha

A person with the highest Fortitude corrects the internal in order to control the external. A person with lower Fortitude corrects the external in order to calm the internal. - Lao Tzu

Avoid at all costs ascribing victim status to yourself. No matter how disgusting your situation may be, try not to blame external forces for it: history, state, bosses, race, parents, moon phase, childhood, untimely potty training, etc. The moment you place blame on something, you undermine your own resolve to change anything. - Joseph Brodsky

Comfort is not furniture, not a house, not a place. Comfort is when your soul is calm.

Many believe that the trials of this life are certainly retribution for past sins. But is metal heated in a forge because he has sinned and must be punished? Isn't this done in order to improve the properties of the material?... - Lobsang Rampa

Democracy is a balloon that hangs over your head and makes you stare up while other people pick your pockets. - Bernard Show

If you have an apple and I have an apple, and if we exchange these apples, then you and I each have one apple left. And if you have an idea, and I have an idea, and we exchange ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. - Bernard Show

You are responsible for what you can change. But you can only change your attitude. This is where your responsibility lies! — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

This incarnation is God walking on his own earth. The human incarnation is God Himself in human form. Don't underestimate yourself, this form is a divine form. Therefore you must act with the fullness of divinity in you. — Papaji

He who finds himself loses dependence on other people's opinions. - Albert Einstein

The only lesson that can be learned from history is that people do not learn any lessons from history. - Bernard Show

The beauty of this world is that you can see it in different ways. It is so limitless that it can be reflected in the human mind exactly as the person himself is. That is, the more beautiful a person’s inner world is, the more beautiful the world around him seems. — Excerpt from the book “The World of Dreams: Notes of a Wanderer”

Most people are like wood shavings, coiled around their own emptiness. — Saint Theophan the Recluse

See the truth within yourself. And everything around you will begin to change to the extent that you see the truth within yourself. — Robert Adams

Do your own thing, and don’t consider it important how others look at you. For only God's judgment is true. People don’t know themselves well, much less others... - St. Theophan the Recluse

If a person does not put it in his heart that there is no one else in the world except himself and God, then he will not be able to find peace in his soul. — Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov.

The soul cannot have peace unless it prays for its enemies. God is the unapproachable Light. His Being is above any image, not only material, but also mental. — Venerable Elder Silouan of Athos (Semyon Ivanovich Antonov; 1866, Tambov province - 1938, Athos)

Forget your relationship with the body, forget it. Forget that you are the body, but do not forget that what will leave the body is you. — Nisargadatta Maharaj

Do not listen to any religions of the world and come to God, let go of all religions that create obstacles on the path to Him.

The power that created you also created the world. If She takes care of you, then She can take care of the world in the same way... If God created the world, then it is His concern to look after it, not yours. — Ramana Maharshi

Pleasure and pain are fleeting. It is simpler and easier not to notice them than to act on their instructions. — Nisargadatta Maharaj

If you see someone else's sin, correct your own. -Chinese proverb

Everyone should visit countries where the joy of life is dissolved in the air - Vyacheslav Polunin

Don't go with the flow, don't swim against the flow. Sail where you need to go. — Sun Tzu

If you are involved in your projects, in your work, in your life, then this is a complete waste of time, because that is not what you came here for. You came here to get to know Yourself. — Robert Adams

When justice disappears, there is nothing left to add value to people's lives. — Immanuel Kant

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself, humility means thinking less of yourself. — H.H. Radhanatha Swami

The world is like a dream. If we do not realize that the world is like a dream, then we only replace some ideas with others that are equally illusory. — Lama Hannah Nydahl.

Aphorisms about wisdom

Wisdom is to always want and reject the same thing. Seneca

Wisdom is the ability to choose the least stupidity. B. Wojnar

Wisdom, like turtle soup, is not accessible to everyone. Kozma Prutkov

Wisdom: Think pessimistically, act optimistically. G. Hesse

Wisdom is not only in solving a problem correctly, but also in solving it in a timely manner. V. Zubkov

Worldly wisdom requires secrecy: whoever plays openly risks losing. B. Gracian

The greatest wisdom is not to always be wise. M. Opitz

Poor wisdom is often the slave of rich stupidity. N. Chamfort

Proverbs contradict each other. This is what folk wisdom consists of. E. Lec

In youth and beauty, wisdom is very rare. Gamer

All our wisdom consists of slavish prejudices, all our customs are nothing more than subordination, constraint, coercion. J. J. Rousseau

Of all the things that wisdom gives you for the happiness of your whole life, the most important is the possession of friendship. Epicurus

It is much easier to show wisdom in the affairs of others than in your own. F. La Rochefoucauld

Most wisdom is where no one looks for it - in everyday life. V. Schwöbel

The great misconception about the wisdom of old people. Old people are not wise. They are just careful. E. Hemingway

In much wisdom there is much sorrow; and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow. Bible

The source of our wisdom is our experience. The source of our experience is our stupidity. S. Khitri

He who has achieved wisdom should not be interested in sciences or books, so as not to be distracted by extraneous things and opinions. Antisthenes

The highest degree of human wisdom is the ability to adapt to circumstances and remain calm despite external threats. D. Defoe

A certain spiritual limitation helps other people to follow the path of wisdom. J. Labruyère

If you want to lead a wise life, spit on all kinds of wisdom - including this one. L. Peter

A wise man is one who does today what fools will do in three days. Abdullah ibn Mubarak

A wise man always takes the side of those who attack him; he is more interested than them in discovering his weaknesses. R. Emerson

There are few wise people, but they have spoken and written so many stupid things that fools are envious. V. Zubkov

Almost every wise saying has an opposite meaning - and at the same time no less wise. D. Santayana

An owl is a wise bird, but a chicken still lays eggs every morning. M. Shargan

To judge wisely, you need to imagine how an unwise person sees things. T. Eliot

No matter how wise you are, if you are cold, you will shiver. Cicero

If you want to act wisely, ask your wife's opinion, listen to it and do the opposite. Harun al-Rashid

The art of being wise is knowing what not to pay attention to. W. James

It is easier to be wise for others than for yourself. F. La Rochefoucauld

Only those are wise who know that they know nothing. T. Carlyle

Wisely they write only about what they do not understand. V. Klyuchevsky

The sage is a natural leader who, despite the ability to win, always remains in the shadows. A. Meneghetti

The wise man knows everything, the cunning man knows everyone. author unknown

We will immediately say goodbye to our worries and begin to drown in pleasure, When the sages and idiots converge in a single judgment. I. Guberman

The equanimity of the sages is simply the ability to hide their feelings in the depths of their hearts. F. La Rochefoucauld

There are more foolish people than wise men, and even a wise man has more foolishness than wisdom. J. Chamfort

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    The wisdom of centuries in the words of the great. Collection of aphorisms

    Book of proverbs

    Poussin, King Solomon, this too shall pass.

    The prudent man sees the trouble and takes refuge; and the inexperienced go ahead and are punished.

    Blessed is the man who has acquired wisdom, and the man who has acquired understanding, because acquiring it is better than acquiring silver, and the profit from it is greater than from gold: it is more valuable than precious stones; no evil can resist it; she is well known to everyone who approaches her, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Longevity is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and glory; truth comes out of her mouth; she carries law and mercy on her tongue; her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceful. She is a tree of life to those who acquire her, and blessed are those who keep her!

    Wealth is exhausted by vanity, but he who gathers with labor multiplies it. Guard your heart above all else, for from it are the sources of life. Put away the deceit of your lips and remove the deceit of your tongue from you. Let your eyes look straight.

    Consider the path for your feet, and let all your ways be sure.

    A faithful man conceals a matter.

    Have you seen a man who is wise in his eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    Have you seen a person who was rash in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his stupidity.

    Do not speak into the ears of a fool, for he will despise your wise words.

    The main thing is wisdom: acquire wisdom and with all your name gain understanding. Appreciate it and it will exalt you.

    Fools only despise wisdom and instruction.

    A fool believes every word, but a prudent man pays attention to his ways.

    A stupid person does not like knowledge, but only to express his mind.

    The soul of the lazy desires, but in vain.

    If you are not lazy, then your harvest will come like a source; poverty will run far away from you.

    A gold earring and jewelry made of pure gold are a wise accuser to the attentive ear.

    Golden apples in silver transparent vessels - a word spoken decently.

    And a fool, when he is silent, may seem wise, and he who shuts his mouth may seem prudent.

    And when you laugh, sometimes your heart hurts, and the end of joy is sadness.

    A deceitful heart will find no good, and a wicked tongue will fall into trouble.

    When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, then prudence will guard you, understanding will guard you, to save you from the evil way, from the man who speaks lies, from those who forsake the straight paths to walk in the paths of darkness. .

    When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide.

    A meek tongue is a tree of life, but an unbridled tongue is a brokenness of spirit.

    He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread; and whoever follows in the footsteps of idle lovers is foolish.

    He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who imitates the idle will be satisfied with poverty.

    He who rejoices in misfortune will not go unpunished.

    He who guards his mouth guards his soul; but whoever opens his mouth wide will be in trouble.

    He who keeps his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

    Why is treasure in the hands of a fool? He does not have the intelligence to acquire wisdom.

    A lazy hand makes you poor, but the hand of the diligent makes you rich. He who gathers during the summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a dissolute son.

    It is better for a man to meet a bear deprived of children than a fool with his stupidity.

    Knowledge is better than choice gold; because wisdom is better than pearls, and nothing desired can compare with it.

    There is a lot of grain in the fields of the poor, but some die from disorder.

    The wisdom of the prudent is knowledge of his way, but the stupidity of the foolish is error. The wise man fears and shuns evil, but the foolish man is irritable and arrogant.

    A hope that does not come true for a long time torments the heart, but a fulfilled desire is like a tree of life.

    A reprimand has a stronger effect on a wise man than a hundred blows on a stupid man.

    The beginning of a quarrel is like a burst of water; leave the quarrel before it flares up.

    Do not eat food from an envious person and do not be tempted by his delicious dishes.

    Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

    Do not answer a fool according to his stupidity, lest you become like him.

    Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become a wise man in his own eyes.

    Do not refuse to do good to someone in need when your hand is strong enough to do it.

    Don't quarrel with a person for no reason.

    Do not enter your friend’s house more often, lest he become bored with you and hate you.

    The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the guile of the treacherous will destroy them.

    He who is careless in his work is the brother of the wasteful man.

    He who associates with the wise will be wise, but he who associates with fools will become corrupt.

    From all work there is profit, but from idle talk there is only damage.

    From arrogance comes discord, but from those who consult, wisdom comes.

    From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good things, and a man's reward is according to the works of his hands.

    Thoughts in a person's heart are deep waters, but a reasonable person draws them out.

    He who gives verbal instructions to a fool cuts his legs and suffers troubles.

    The thoughts of the diligent man strive towards abundance, but everyone who is hasty suffers deprivation.

    The truth of the upright will save them, but the wicked will be caught in their iniquity.

    Apply your heart to learning and your ears to wise words.

    When you talk too much, sin cannot be avoided, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

    The hand of the diligent will rule, and the lazy will be under tribute.

    The heart knows the grief of its soul, and no stranger will interfere with its joy.

    The net for a person is to hastily make a vow, and after the vow to reflect.

    A weak-minded person expresses contempt for his neighbor; but a reasonable person is silent.

    The words of the earphone are like delicacies, and they enter the inside of the womb.

    The words of men's mouths are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.

    Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

    Beat a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with the grain; his stupidity will not be separated from him.

    Longing in a person’s heart depresses him, but a kind word cheers him up.

    Heavy is stone, weight and sand; but the wrath of a fool is greater than both of them.

    A fool will immediately show his anger, but a prudent person hides his insult.

    The stubbornness of the ignorant will kill them, and the carelessness of fools will destroy them.

    A prudent man hides knowledge, but the heart of a fool speaks foolishness.

    Like an earthen vessel lined with unclean silver, so are fiery lips and an evil heart.

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