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(Wisdom of the Elders) Blog of quotations, epigrams,& excerpts. COMMENT/DISCUSS: twitter.com/PSeniorum.

Posted on October 8, 2016February 25, 2026

“The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.”—Mencius, Chinese philosopher, 372-289 BC

Posted on October 2, 2016February 25, 2026

“Shallow waters make great noise.”—Irish Proverb

Posted on October 2, 2016February 25, 2026

“To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.”—Akira Kurosawa, Japanese filmmaker, 1910-1998

Posted on September 29, 2016February 25, 2026

“People are not always what they seem.”—Gotthold Lessing, German philosopher, 1729-1781

Posted on September 27, 2016February 25, 2026

“A friend cannot be known in prosperity; and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity.”—Apocrypha

Posted on September 23, 2016August 15, 2021

“A man should be jailed for telling lies to the young.”—Lillian Hellman, American playwright, 1905-1984

Posted on September 23, 2016May 6, 2022

“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”—Eric Hoffer, American philosopher, 1898-1983

Posted on September 20, 2016February 26, 2026

“It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.”—Xenophanes, Greek philosopher, c. 570–c. 478 BC

Posted on September 19, 2016February 26, 2026

“Art is long, life is short.”-(“Ars longa, vita brevis.”)—Hippocrates, Greek physician, 460-370 BC

Posted on September 18, 2016February 26, 2026

“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”—Plato, Greek philosopher, 428-348 BC

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