It is human to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
-Anatole France

I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
-Anne Frank

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.
-Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Wonder, rather than doubt, is the root of knowledge.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel

Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth thrown in. Aim at Earth and you get neither.
-C.S. Lewis

The milk of cows of any hue is white.
The sages say that wisdom is the milk
And the sacred scriptures are the cows.
-Amritabindu Upanishad

The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
-Benjamin Disraeli

Those who honorably pursue glory never act ingloriously,
even if glorious fame is to be gained.
Cultivate modesty in the midst of good fortune,
but in times of adversity preserve your dignity.
-Tirukkural

The world commends the civility of those
who combine fruitful effort and kindly benevolence.
Disparaging words are painful even when uttered in jest.
Hence, knowers of human nature are courteous even to enemies.
-Tirukkural
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