Quotes About Wisdom

Answers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing. —THE ZENSUNNI WHIP

Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things…." She held up four big-knuckled fingers. "…the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing…." She closed her fingers into a fist. "…without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!

Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.

He taught a balanced way of life, a philosophy with which a human can meet problems arising from an ever-changing universe.

la Reverenda Madre.

But the prophetic instant releases something of infinite portent and power. The universe undergoes a ghostly shift. Thus, the wise prophet conceals actuality behind shimmering labels. The uninitiated then believe the prophetic language is ambiguous. The listener distrusts the prophetic messenger. Instinct tells you how the utterance blunts the power of such words. The best prophets lead you up to the curtain and let you peer through for yourself.

A ruler need not be a prophet, Stil. Nor even godlike. A ruler need only be sensitive. I brought you here with me to clarify what our Imperium requires. It requires good government. That does not depend upon laws or precedent, but upon the personal qualities of whoever governs.

Åžunu haf?zana kaz? evlat: Dünya dört ÅŸeyin üzerinde durur... Ä°ri eklemli dört parma??n? kald?rm??t?. Bilgelerin ilmi, yücelerin adaleti, hakl?lar?n duas? ve yiÄŸitlerin cesareti. Ama hükmetme sanat?n? bilen bir hükümdar olmadan... Parmaklar?n? indirip yumruÄŸunu s?km??t?. Bunlar hiçbir iÅŸe yaramaz.

It is far better to win a battle through skilled leadership and wise decisions than violence and bloodshed. It may not seem as glorious to the uninitiated, but in the end it results in fewer wounds--of any kind.

My father once told me that respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

And Kynes rubbed his cheek, thinking of the legend: "He shall know your ways as though born to them.

I'll give you my father's answer to those who act without thinking: 'A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Ignoring that which is false is also a knowing. Thus—learning. To learn is to grow and to grow is to live. You may practice forgetting and thus learn.

They'll call me…Muad'Dib, 'The One Who Points the Way.

IF.' 'If you had only . . . If we had but. . .' He wanted to shout them into silence. 'Only fools prefer the past!

the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing…." She closed her fingers into a fist. "…without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!

A crede c? È™tii ceva era calea cea mai sigur? de a te orbi singur. Nu înaintarea în vârst? era cea care frâna încetul cu încetul capacitatea de a înv??a (...), ci acumularea de "lucruri pe care le È™tiu".

There would remain then a physical fact, a bit of flesh which had been sent off to the Tleilaxu. There was only one way for it to be sent, of course, on a heighliner. We of the Guild naturally know every cargo we transport. Learning of this one, would we not think it additional wisdom

famed intelligence had become a kind of shrewdness, relying mostly on past observations and past decisions rather than on what she saw in the immediate present.

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

It is wise to have decisions of great moment monitored by generalists. Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.

A paz exige soluções, mas nunca alcançamos soluções vivas. Apenas trabalhamos para chegar a elas. Uma solução fixa, por definição, é uma solução morta. O problema com a paz é que ela tende a punir os erros em vez de recompensar a lucidez.

It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.

The freman are civil, educated and ignorant. They are not mad. They are trained to believe not to know. Believe can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.