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Wisdom Quotes
"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
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"To learn is not to know; there are the learners and the learned. Memory makes the one, philosophy the others."
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"Fine gold is recognized when it is tested."
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"No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind."
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"To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence."
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"If I look at the mass I will never act."
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"We all have a certain knowledge about how the universe works. And when someone comes along and challenges that knowledge, we don't know how to deal with it. We aren't hardwired that way. It's difficult to question everything you've ever thought to be true. So, like I said, it's not your fault. You can believe me or not, but whichever you choose, you're the one who has to deal with the consequences. So make your decision wisely, grasshopper."
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"The test of real and vigorous thinking, the thinking which ascertains truths instead of dreaming dreams, is successful application to practice."
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"Who taught you all this, doctor?"The reply came promptly:"Suffering."
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"It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."
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"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children."
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"I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion."
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"Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition."
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"And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face."
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"The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel."
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"What good has impatience ever brought? It has only served as the mother of mistakes and the father of irritation."
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"Instead of complaining about the problem and blaming others, start finding the solution."
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"Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid."
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"There is endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done."
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"As understanding deepens, the further removed it becomes from knowledge."
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"Conformity begins the moment you ignore how you feel for acceptance."
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"Paul looked down at the hand that had known pain, and then up to the Reverend Mother. The sound of her voice contained a difference than from any other voicing his experience. The words were outlined in brilliance. There was an edge to them."
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"There are rules to everything, even if nobody made them up, even if nobody calls it a game. And if you want things to work out well, it's best to know the rules and only break them if you're playing a different game and following those rules."
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"As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion, a memory of received values."
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"There is a trade off - as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity."
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"Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied."
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"Look on beauty,And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight;Which therein works a miracle in nature,Making them lightest that wear most of it:So are those crisped snaky golden locksWhich make such wanton gambols with the wind,Upon supposed fairness, often knownTo be the dowry of a second head,The skull that bred them in the sepulchre.Thus ornament is but the guiled shoreTo a most dangerous sea; the beauteous scarfVeiling an Indian beauty; in a word,The seeming truth which cunning times put onTo entrap the wisest."
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