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I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.

— Saint Augustine

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The wise are above books.

— Samuel Daniel

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

— Augustus Hare

All beauty is truth, and all truth is compassionate. Few know that; fewer still can express it.

— Henry Williamson

We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.

— Francis of Assisi

The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they opened, but treasures are poured out before thee.

— Akhenaton

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

— Buddha

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.

— William Dean Howells

Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty has always found satisfaction.

— Charles Baudelaire

✗Opposing Perspectives

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.

— Roger Ascham