To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent. Christoph Martin Wieland More Quotes by Christoph Martin Wieland More Quotes From Christoph Martin Wieland An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground. Christoph Martin Wieland make-me-happy illusion drag The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity. Christoph Martin Wieland devil opportunity Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it; which is always a source of amusement to sensible people. Christoph Martin Wieland sublime stupidity people To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits. Christoph Martin Wieland noble half way Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes. Christoph Martin Wieland woe pleasure long For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift. Christoph Martin Wieland men reality Man blindly works the will of fate. Christoph Martin Wieland dens fate men It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbors. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life; and if Aristotle saved his skin, it was by taking to his heels in time. Christoph Martin Wieland neighbor skins men Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood. Christoph Martin Wieland endurance enabling suffering The compulsion of fate is bitter. Christoph Martin Wieland bitter bitterness fate I have often thought that however learned you may talk about it, one knows nothing but what he learns from his own experience. Christoph Martin Wieland experience may men
