He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
Date of birth: 1694-11-21
Date of death: 1778-05-30
Quotes number: 169
Nationality: French
Profession: Writer
The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.
You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.
It's an important thing to remember where you came from.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.
The best prophet of the future is the past.