Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.  Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.  Thomas Jefferson

Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not.  Thomas Jefferson

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God.  Thomas Jefferson

A free people ought to be armed.  George Washington

To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them.  George Mason

Hopefully more individuals will pat attention to the wisdom discovered in past times. These quotes to live by are about arms, freedom, liberty, theology and more. There are many wonderful and wise quotes to live by that exist.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.  Aesop

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.  Aesop

The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Aristotle

Success is dependent on effort.  Sophocles

Well begun is half done.  Aristotle

Great oaks from little acorns grow.  Chaucer

Actions speak louder than words.  Abraham Lincoln

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.  Abraham Lincoln

Ability may get you to the top but it’s character that will keep you there.  Abraham Lincoln

Humans say and write intelligent things quite often it seems. Many wise words have been said in the past, and it seems likely that more wise words will likely be said well into the future. Wisdom is something that can be willingly acquired and discovered, it seems. Hopefully more humans will seek wisdom out. Hopefully these quotes will be useful and enjoyable to read. One cannot have too much wisdom perhaps. There are many wise quotes to live by, and these are just some of them.

If there were no God, there would be no Atheists.  G. K. Chesterton

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.  Mark Twain

If you would marry suitably, marry your equal.  Ovid

Victory belongs to the most persevering.  Napoleon Bonaparte

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.  Denis Diderot

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.  Jonathan Swift

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.  Soren Kierkegaard

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.  Henry David Thoreau

Energy is eternal delight.  William Blake

These quotes are about pleasure, passion, marriage, God, life, and more. Hopefully, these great quotes to live by will be enjoyable and useful to read.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.  Mark Twain

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.  William Penn

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.  Samuel Johnson

Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.  Charles Dickens

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.  Confucius

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.  Henry David Thoreau

Walking is man’s best medicine.  Hippocrates

Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.  Marquis de Condorcet

So these quotes are about silence, procrastination, diligence, skill, perseverance, gratitude, goodness, and life. Some these are nice sweet short quotes that one might choose to live by. Ponder them perhaps. Most of these here are old or ancient quotes. Be grateful for everything that there is to be grateful for. Enjoy life and try to live well. Be honest. Do good and help others. Take care of oneself. More nice quotes to live by will be posted in the future.

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of the world.  Arthur Schopenhauer

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.  Oscar Wilde

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.  Benjamin Franklin

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.  W. Somerset Maugham

Even God cannot change the past.  Agathon

He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.  Horace

There have been many words that have been said by humans in the past. Browse around some here. There are many other cool quotes to live by on this site that might be useful to read.