The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they opened, but treasures are poured out before thee.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The wise are above books.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.