“He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.”
More from Ben Jonson on Wisdom
“The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”
“There was never a great genius without a touch of madness.”
“Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.”
“Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.”
“The burnt child dreads the fire.”
“Sweet meat must have sour sauce.”
“I glory more in the coming purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.”
“He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”