They wonder much to hear that gold which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has value, should yet be thought of less value than this metal. That a man of lead, who has no more sense than a log of wood, and is as bad as he is foolish, should have many wise and good men to serve him, only because he has a great heap of that metal...
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Develop what you have. Project it to the world. God will put a star up there on you. Then the wise men will look for you as they looked for Christ. They are going to bring the gold, the frankinsence and the myrrh. Even if you are hiding in the sheep's pen, they will find you once the star directs them!
Our hearts and prayers will always be with you.
One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power__o remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom__ll for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child.He was the Fourth to follow the Star.His gift was a secret.The rest of his journey is unknown.
I don't fancy colors of the face, I'm always attracted to colors of the brain.
Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
The greatest wisdom is to be happy
Life is a sweet sour adventure. When you want to go it becomes sweet, when you remain, it becomes sour
Please others and you please yourself
A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them
Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it
Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex
If you want an abscess to cure you must press it hard
The hardest thing is a man to truly know himself
It's always easy to conquer the hungry with a piece of bread. Only the wise can conquer the strong
We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero
Know the laws before you break them
It's not what we can do that makes us great, but what we can do but don't which make us great