M. C. Escher's Quotes

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?

Much effort, much prosperity.

No one is happy all his life long.

No one who lives in error is free.

Prosperity is full of friends.

Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.

Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.

Authority is never without hate.

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.

The best of seers is he who guesses well.

The lucky person passes for a genius.

The wavering mind is but a base possession.

There is the sky, which is all men's together.

When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.

One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

There is just one life for each of us: our own.

He is not a lover who does not love forever.

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.

It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.

Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.

Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.

Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.