Quotes About Wisdom

Is it not far better to abhor sins by the remembrance of others' faults, than by repentance of thine own follies?

The two most important questions in science are "What can I know?" and "How can I know it?

Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing." He also believed that learning had purpose, stating, "The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

All positive knowledge obtained . . . has resulted from the accurate observation of facts.

To cut ourselves off from the past is to rob ourselves from understanding the present.

In seeking understanding, I am seeking for meaning.

Meyer is a transcendent warmth, the listening ear of a total understanding and forgiveness, a humble wisdom.

The wisest keeps something of the vision of a child. Though he may understand a thousand things that a child could not understand, he is always a beginner, close to the original meaning of life.

One wouldn't want to consult with foreign snakes.

Ya??n?z ilerledikçe bütün ak?l hocalar? çekip gidiyor... ...Çünkü art?k onlara ihtiyac?n?z olmuyor.

Knowledge is comfort, and comfort lies at the heart of simplicity.

A person should be wise enough to come up with their own quotes

The light which enlightens us bathes the whole of creation but it enters us through a narrow aperture

Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be 'too clever by half.' The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.

It is known, I was told.

And with thee is Wisdom, which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou wast making the world,

I wonder if they realize how much I notice about them They probably haven't a clue because I never look at them or show the slightest interest. But I'm very aware of everything. I remember seeing an old film once where a father says to his son: "Son when your mouth's open you're not learning anything." If that's true then I'm well on the way to becoming the world's wisest woman.

So, am I a genius?

Never cry over anything that can't cry over you

Why, man, we are all philosophical monarchs Or natural fools.

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university ... a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

The days that make us happy make us wise.

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.