A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.
I cannot be part of a world where men dress their wives as prostitutes by showing everything that should be cherished. Where there is no concept of honor and dignity, and one can only rely on those when they say ‘I promise.’ Where women do not want children, and men don’t want a family. Where the suckers believe themselves to be successful behind the wheel of their fathers’ cars, and a father who has a little bit of power is trying to prove to you that you’re a nobody.
It should be good with a man, I can live badly by myself.
Explanation:
Based on current evidence Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie deserves credit for formulating a striking adage that used fishing as a paradigmatic task enabling self-sufficiency. The saying evolved over time and became more memorable by mentioning the ability to eat for a lifetime. The claim that the adage was an old proverb from China, Italy, India or somewhere else has only weak support at this time.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/08/28/fish/
Smart people do not take offense, but make their conclusions.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
The wider you open your arms, the easier it is to crucify you.
For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Explanation:
Attributed to Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/06/28/success/
I am not offended when they say that I am a fool — I know that this is not so.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.