Quotes About Wisdom

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips.

As stupid as it might sound, older people everywhere would probably be better off if they'd abandoned prudence and borrowed more. That is obviously not what the central bankers or our political leaders want. But that's the situation they've created.

Prudent dullness marked him for a mayor.

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.

Being prudent does not mean being fearful.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

I think the older I get, the more psycho I get.

I tell people not to write too soon about their lives. Writing about yourself too young is loaded with psychological complexities.

What I've come to believe is that psychological advice isn't worth much if it isn't rooted in personal experience.

Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.

As our knees and hips and eyesight deteriorate, we become more dependable, less impulsive, kinder, and less moody. Psychologists call this the maturity principle. My own life experience fits this principle to a T.

Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists.

My grandad, he has his doctorate in psychology.

I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization.

I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.

There's so many great things I learned at Mizzou. I took a sports psychology class. It was kind of eye-opening on certain different ways to look at things.

Growing up in a pub taught me a lot about life.

I usually say I left puberty at 58.

I feel like I know so little, and I just hope I get to live so long. I came to puberty late; it's all been late.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.