One proverb/maxim will be posted per day from Paul Belz's book Wisdom To Go, a collection of 550 proverbs, maxims and axioms collectively comprising a philosophy of life.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Family
Family is an earlier heaven.
John Bowring
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Fame
I'm afraid of losing my
obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery. Aldous Huxley
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Fame
Men think highly of those
who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw,
and feathers. Lord Byron
Friday, May 8, 2015
Fame
The lust of fame is the last
that a wise man shakes off. Tacitus
Monday, May 4, 2015
Fame
The problem with fame is
that it resides in other people's heads, and that's a wretched place to be the home
of a man's true happiness. Arthur Schopenhauer