Worldly wisdom Quotes

“Be first the master of yourself”

“I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I or the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.”

“Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better.”

“All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.”

“‎Books admitted me to their world open-handedly, as people for their most part, did not. The life I lived in books was one of ease and freedom, worldly wisdom, glitter, dash and style.”

“I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.”

“Rivalry discovers that courtesy overlooks.”

“Say farewell to luck when winning. It is the way of the gamblers of reputation. Quite as important as a gallant advance is a well-planned retreat. Lock up your winnings when they are enough, or when great. Continuous luck is always suspect; more secure is that which changes. Though half bitter and half sweet, it is more satisfying to the taste. The more luck pyramids, the greater the danger of slip and collapse. For luck always compensates her intensity by her brevity. Fortune wearies of carrying anyone long upon her shoulders.”

“There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.”

“The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard.”