“The friendship of one wise man is better than the friendship of a host of fools.”
Democritus Ancient Greek philosopher, pupil of Leucippus, founder of the atomic theory
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
“The sleep of a wise man is far better than the worship of an ignorant one during the night.”
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 419.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, Religious
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Musa al-Kadhim (745–799) Seventh of the Twelve Imams and regarded by Sunnis as a renowned scholar
Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.1, p. 48.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.”
Knute Rockne (1888–1931) American college football player and college football coach (1888-1931)
As quoted in The Reader's Digest Vol. 135 (1989), p. 34
Variant: One man practicing sportsmanship is better than a hundred teaching it.
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
Context: I do not think idolatry the worst of sins. Cruelty is the worst of sins. It is far better to worship a false God, than to injure your neighbor—far better to bow before a monstrosity of stone, than to enslave your fellow-men.
“For the Devil, the presence of learned one is by far more painful than a thousand worshipers.”
Ali al-Rida (770–818) eighth of the Twelve Imams
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.2, p. 16.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, Religious
“I've never written for a fasting man;
A taste of wine is good before my verse.
But sleep is better than a little wine,
For when sleeping one thinks my songs are dreams.”
Jejunis nil scribo: meum post pocula si quis<br/>legerit, hic sapiet.<br/>Sed magis hic sapiet, si dormiet: et putet ista<br/>somnia missa sibi.
Ausonius (310–395) poet
Jejunis nil scribo: meum post pocula si quis
legerit, hic sapiet.
Sed magis hic sapiet, si dormiet: et putet ista
somnia missa sibi.
"De Bissula", line 13; translation from Harold Isbell (trans.) The Last Poets of Imperial Rome (1971) p. 48.
“A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.”
- Chinese proverb”
Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) American writer
“You will not be able to enjoy a good night’s sleep unless you’ve worked hard during the day”
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (1938) Jordanian businesspeople
April 2008.