Quotes About Wisdom

At the moment when anyone begins to take philosophy seriously, all the world believes the opposite." —Human, All Too Human, "Assorted Opinions and Maxims

It is out of the deepest depth that the highest must come to its height

One of the subtlest means of deceiving, at least as long as possible, and of successfully representing oneself to be stupider than one really is - which in everyday life is often as desirable as an umbrella,- is called ENTHUSIASM, including what belongs to it, for instance, virtue.

He that feeds the hungry refreshes his own soul, says wisdom.

The errors of great men are more valuable than the truths of lesser men.

at the age of thirty, when it comes to high culture, one is a beginner, a child.—

In the mountains the shortest way is from peak to peak, but for that route thou must have long legs. Proverbs should be peaks, and those spoken to should be big and tall.

When one is young, one venerates and despises without that art of nuances which constitutes the best gain of life, and it is only fair that one has to pay dearly for having assaulted men and things in this manner with Yes and No.

Lo! I am weary of my wisdom, like the bee that hath gathered too much honey; I need hands outstretched to take it.

Thus months and years passed by for the lonely one; but his wisdom grew and caused him pain with its fullness.

One who understands wanders among humans as among beasts.

Of two quite lofty things, measure and moderation, it is best never to speak. A few know their force and significance, from the mysterious paths of inner experiences and conversions: they honor in them something quite godlike, and are afraid to speak aloud. All the rest hardly listen when they are spoken about, and think the subjects under discussion are tedium and mediocrity.

Além todo o discurso é vão! A melhor sabedoria é esquecer e passar: foi isto que aprendeste agora.

Numai smintitul se împiedic? de pietre ÅŸi de oameni!

For a philosopher to see a problem in the value of life thus even constitutes an objection to him, a question-mark as to his wisdom, a piece of unwisdom.

Courageous, untroubled, mocking, violent—thus does Wisdom want us: she is a woman and always loves only a warrior.

What is not intelligible to me is not necessarily unintelligent.

Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.

Many die too late, and some die too early. Yet strange soundeth the precept: Die at the right time!

He had a deep respect for life, a special compassion for animals, and great awe and reverence for nature's complexity and abundance. While a brilliant inventor and designer himself, he always thought that nature's ingenuity was vastly superior to human design. He felt that we would be wise to respect nature and learn from her.

The biggest wars are the wars of thought. The Oldest Soldier

And Ningauble began to sort out in his mind the details of the Mouser's story, treasuring it the more because he knew it was an improvisation, his favorite proverb being, He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows.

There is always a simple way of saying things, said Fafhrd ominously. But there is where I differ with you, returned the adept, almost animatedly. There are no ways of saying certain things, and others are so difficult that a man pines and dies before the right words are found. One must borrow phrases from the sky, words from beyond the stars. Else were all an ignorant, imprisoning mockery.

But disillusion is a healthy thing. It leads to reality.