Quotes About Wisdom

Plato dramatically puts the detachment of the philosopher from his time this way: to philosophize is to prepare to die.

This is the pedagogical paradox. The person and the teacher is required precisely because the knowledge itself is nontransferable from teacher to student.

The older I get, the less busy I like to be.

Even the wordiest of men know there's a time to button it.

I am Nigel 'Benjamin Button' Benn, it's not about age.

By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together.

By the time I was, you know, 16 years old, I had done a lot of growing up.

If there are two things you must be by the time you hit your 40s - be kind and be educated. If you don't have time for both - be kind!

I take after my dad in the calm and measured way he approaches situations.

Once you are experienced, your mind is calm and at ease.

I got my calmness from my mum.

I had played on the police athletic league, but my father had a unique thing, he always said, 'Before you start going to basketball camp and doing all the things, you should learn about yourself first before somebody else starts telling you how to play.'

Experience is the cane of the blind.

Nobody is a born captain. He learns with time.

As I get older, I think I'm going to continue to be a better player and a better captain.

I never cared a lot for school.

I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate.

The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.

I used to trust people easily, but now I'm a little careful because some experiences have taught me to not trust anyone blindly.

Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.

You gotta be careful and just learn from your mistakes.

I have to choose my words carefully because I don't want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day.

I believe if a sentence is to retain its strength over time, it needs to be carefully made.

My cares come from a very selfish place 'cause in reality I'm young, and I haven't had the experience to be mature yet.