Quotes About Wisdom

Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us — but not suckle us.

Take away the paradox from a thinker and you have a professor.

Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.

All essential knowledge relates to existence, or only such knowledge as has an essential relationship to existence is essential knowledge.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

Philosophy always requires something more, requires the eternal, the true, in contrast to which even the fullest existence as such is but a happy moment.

Acepta lo que hubieras escogido de haber podido escoger!

Veritas filia temporis

Não olheis de onde vem a verdade.

Una vida aceptada sin reflexión no merece la pena vivirla.

Sólo sé que no sé nada.

La vista del entendimiento, ten por cierto, empieza a ver adecuadamente cuando la de los ojos comienza a perder su fuerza.

Y si el oráculo ha nombrado a Sócrates, sin duda se ha valido de mí nombre como un ejemplo, y como si dijese a todos los hombres: «El más sabio entre vosotros es aquel que reconoce, como Sócrates, que su sabiduría no es nada».

No es cierto, en general, respecto a todo lo que el alma está dispuesta a hacer y soportar, que cuando preside la sabiduría, todo conduce a su bien; así como todo a su desgracia, si aquella falta?

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.

Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.

Affairs succeed by patience, and he that is hasty falleth headlong.

Eschew that friend, if thou art wise, who consorts with thy enemies.

Hast thou not perfect excellence, ?tis best To keep thy tongue in silence, for ?tis this Which shames a man; as lightness does attest The nut is empty, nor of value is.

Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity.

The sage who engages in controversy with ignorant people must not expect to be treated with honour; and if a fool should overpower a philosopher by his loquacity it is not to be wondered at, for a common stone will break a jewel.