Samuel Johnson Quotes

Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

Being betrayed is one of the most valuable lessons life can teach.

I think we should learn from our mistakes.

Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it.

It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so.

If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.

A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.

Learn from the mistakes of others - you won't live long enough to make them all yourself. He's opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer him the position.

There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life.

Mistakes are often the best teachers.

Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones.

The wind in a man's face makes him wise.

Each and every part of the world is a snare for the fool and a means of deliverance for the wise.

The Earth turns to Gold, in the hands of the wise.

Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?” “Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring. “Yes, you say that, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it. The truth hurts sometimes – and destroys one’s illusions.” “I’d rather have it all the same.” said Rhoda. “So would I. But I don’t know that we’re wise.” Mrs. Oliver; Rhoda Dawes

Life is a festival only to the wise. Seen from the nook and chimneyside of prudence, it wears a ragged and dangerous front.

You think the shadow is the substance.

To the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present.

Time is the school in which we learn.

What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.