Quotes by King Solomon

“[T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.”

“Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.”

“Yet man dies not whilst the world, at once his mother and his monument, remains. His name is lost, indeed, but the breath he breathed still stirs the pine-tops on the mountains, the sound of the wo...”

“When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earthpeople getting no sleep day or night-- then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under...”

“I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built hug...”

“An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”

“Through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your lifeBy wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious an...”

“There is no limit to what your mind can achieve”

“I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.”

“When I am about to embark on a difficult journey, I comfort myself by reading the accounts of the great nineteenth-century travellers, men like Stanley, Burton, Speke, Burckhardt and Barth.”

“Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.”

“Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all.But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to ...”

“Afterall, trust is greater than love, and to truly trust another humanbeing is rare. Love can exist without trust, but trust cannot exist without love. Antonio; Hidden Mountain”

“After all, trust is greater than love, and to truly trust another human-being is rare. Love can exist without trust, but trust cannot exist without love.”

“Surely my lord will not hide his beautiful white legs!" exclaimed Infadoos regretfully. But Good persisted, and once only did the Kukuana people get the chance of seeing his beautiful legs again. G...”

“Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship.”

“It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.”

“In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that I will come to no harm.”

“There's nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage.”

“As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed.”