Quotes About Wisdom

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.

Te advierto que la ignorancia se convierte fácilmente en histeria.

Truth suffers from too much analysis. —ANCIENT FREMEN SAYING

Knowing was a barrier which prevented learning. For a few moments he allowed himself merely to resonate, making no demands, asking no questions.

the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience

O sábio se automodela, o tolo só vive para morrer.

A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

On se bat quand il le faut, et pas lorsqu'on en a le cœur!

Soltanto gli sciocchi preferiscono il passato!

out of prayers older than Adam

First-hand access to human mistakes was his greatest strength now. Knowledge of mistakes taught him long-term corrections. He had to be constantly aware of consequences. If consequences were lost or concealed, lessons were lost.

She asked me to tell her what it is to rule. And I said that one commands. And she said I had some unlearning to do.

Muad'dib rules everywhere, he said. Arrakis is not my destination, she insisted. Arrakis is the destination of everyone, he said.

In the diary you find proof that in situations which today would seem unbearable, you lived, looked around and wrote down observations, that this right hand moved then as it does today, when we may be wiser because we are able to look back upon our former condition, and for that very reason have got to admit the courage of our earlier striving in which we persisted even in sheer ignorance.

I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.

The truth is more important than the facts.

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old.

If ever you're getting a dog, Francis, make sure it's a Buddhist. Good-natured dogs, the Buddhists. Never, never get a Mahommedan. They'll eat you sleeping. Never a Catholic dog. They'll eat you every day including Fridays.

Stock your minds and you can move through the world resplendent.

You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else, but you can't make up an empty mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it. [...] Your mind is your house and if you fill it with rubbish (...) it will rot in your head. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it... you might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

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