Quotes About Wisdom

Cree a aquellos que buscan la verdad; duda de los que la han encontrado

Oh, one must go to oneself for advice, or to companions of one's own age. One's elders are no use.

Croyez ceux qui cherchent la vérité, doutez de ceux qui la trouvent ; doutez de tout.

There are more answers in heaven than questions on the lips of men.

Les choses les plus belles sont celles que souffle la folie et qu'écrit la raison. Il faut demeurer entre les deux, tout près de la folie quand on rêve, tout près de la raison quand on écrit.

A mon âge, on ne voyage plus sans bibliothèque.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

Andrea Camilleri

a conocer las conclusiones antes

Montalbà, tu stai a ripistiare tutto 'u jorno ca ti senti vecchio, mentri che io vecchio lo sugno per davero. E sugno macari tanticchia stanco».

Un autentico cretino, difficile a trovarsi in questi tempi in cui i cretini si camuffano da intelligenti.

E po', che dicivano l'antichi che bazzicavano con la sapienzia? Dicivano: Monaci e parrini sentici la missa e stòccaci li rini. Che veniva a significare che i parrini servivano solo per sentirci dire la santa messa, doppo si poteva spezzarci la schina.

people ask, well, dont sweet things happen? yes, indeed, many sweet things, but sweet doesnt keep you from dying, making love doesnt keep you from dying unless you get paid, writing doesnt keep you from dying unless you get paid, being wise doesnt keep you from dying unless you get paid, facts are facts, being poor makes you face facts which also does not keep you from dying

Only theory can turn a heap of facts into a tower of knowledge

It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.

air castles are often within our grasp late in life, but then they charm not.

He that cannot reason is a fool, He that will not a bigot, He that dare not a slave.

is necessarily limited by his lack of knowledge of the circumstances

gradually withdrew from all such enterprises and made up my mind to go entirely contrary to the adage not to put all one's eggs in one basket. I determined that the proper policy was to put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket

If God is given to be misunderstood then he is also given to be re-understood.

Reason cannot operate without imagination.

The good was good and the bad was the beginning of wisdom. (Electric Brae)

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. • Benjamin Franklin

Even if there's a fire raging (deadline, release date, trade show demo, etc.), you don't want to be the first one to make a mess.