Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time.
Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.
Pleasure can turn the body into a slave.Desire can turn the mind into a fool.Passion can turn the heart into a beast.Love can turn the soul into an angel.
It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.
Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.
A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.
Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.