Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born.
The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible.
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
No man was ever wise by chance.
It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and yet resisting the guiding hand of inspired men who would willingly lead mankind in the path of safety.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
The wisest man may be a blind father.
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