Quotes About Wisdom

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalise it. Recognise it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us. Not even Halt,' he added, seriously.

In the desert you always need water,' [Selethen] told [Horace]. 'A wise traveller never goes past a chance to refill his water skins.' 'Is there nowhere else they could do this?' Halt asked. Selethen tapped another mark into the sand with his dagger. 'There are the Orr-San Wells, he said. 'They're smaller and not as reliable.

Only a fool thinks he knows everything.

And when there's no point to something, the best idea is not to do it.

John Flanagan

Jullie kijken ook nooit verder dan je neus lang is,' merkte Cassandra op. 'Ik ga wel.

Age before beauty,' he said to Halt. The older Ranger's eyebrow rose slightly. 'Pearl before swine,' he replied

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Malcolm doesn't know everything," he said shortly. Will couldn't help grinning. "And you do?" "Of course I do," Halt replied. " That's a well-known fact.

Halt nodded his thanks. "Good work," he said, and Gilan grinned at the praise. Must remember to do that more often, Halt thought. He recalled his own younger days, when words of praise were few and far between...

People will think what they want to," he said quietly. "Never take to much notice of it.

I can see now why Halt enjoyed having apprentices. Should have taken one on long ago myself.

Als ik val, val ik,' zei Halt filosofisch. Maar op de een of andere manier maakte dat de klim er niet aantrekkelijker op.

Wat een bijzonder meisje,' zei Thorn zachtjes. 'Als ik een paar jaar jonger was...' 'Dan was je nog steeds oud genoeg om haar vader te zijn,' maakte Lydia zijn zin voor hem af.

Die jonge Vrouwe Alyss van jullie, die zit daar als een eiland van rust en verstand in een stormzee vol botsende golven. Zij heeft geduld, heel veel geduld. Alhoewel ik een paar keer het idee kreeg dat zij op het punt stond mijn onderhandelaar met een stapel van zijn paperassen om de oren te slaan. - Selethen

Misschien leert ze er toch van, dacht hij, en gaat ze deze keer niet meteen als een gek in de aanval. En misschien dat die grote blauwe walvis, die volgens de Skandiërs zorgt voor eb en vloed, ineens uit de golven omhoog komt springen, vleugels krijgt en een rondje om het schip vliegt.

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

Sometimes people can be too intellegent for their own good. Too much thinking could confuse things.

I believe your grandmother needs lessons in sucking eggs.

Great Actions speak Great Minds.

Wisdom sails with wind and time.

Someday, you'll understand.

Epitaphs for some Space Beasts ... He died because he split his skin. He should have opened first the tin! The sharp-toothed CATTYBAT lies here. It bit a thousand legs each year. One night while dreaming in its bed It bit itself and woke up dead! ... Wes Magee

He was one of the most supremely stupid men I have ever met. He taught me a great deal.