Posted by: Stefano Gandolfi
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Wisdom)
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Free trade is not a principle; it is an expedient.
When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it.
An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
I hate definitions.
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.