Quotes About Wisdom

I've never met—have you?—a truly sophisticated man. World-weary and discreet—of course. But never sophisticated.

You and I will only be able to understand what is valuable when we examine things from the perspective of eternity.

No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on.

You served too long under Lord Vader, Captain. I Have no qualms about accepting a useful idea merely because it wasn't my own. My position and ego are not at stake here.

I know something about a lot of things, she countered evenly. That's why you're grooming me to be your lieutenant, remember? - Mara Jade

the way an Ugnaught gets to be an old Ugnaught is by being smart.

Surely you must understand that the means are no less important than the ends. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.

Había aprendido mucho tiempo atrás que sobreestimar las capacidades del enemigo podía ser tan peligroso como subestimarlas. Era una lección que debería recordar de nuevo.

I think it's more likely that Master C'baoth is insane." It was possibly the first time Luke

But he told me hatred was wrong, that it was one of those things that hurt the hater more than the people he hated. He told me there can be justice without hatred, and punishment without revenge. He said we were all responsible for what we do and what we don't do, and no one should have to pay for someone else's crimes.

Perhaps," Thrawn said. "Still, it would be wise to think on it, General.

Anyone can make an error, Ensign. But that error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." He raised a finger—

Mothma says." "She's right.

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we reach with our hands and brush away the clouds and pierce the sky to reach the moon and Mars but we still can't reach the truth

Cats cant speak, that's common sense. -Yoruichi

We should not shed tears. That is a surrender of the body to the heart. It is only proof That we are beings that do not know What to do with our hearts

You're young, therefore you're easy to anger. You're angry, therefore your heart is shaken. Your heart is shaken, therefore your blade is dull." - Grand Fisher

No man is wise enough by himself.

The production of knowledge itself points, often despite itself, toward a better future.

Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

Father Joe Collins

Of all human lamentations, without doubt, the most common is if only I had known. But we can't know, and so days of death and fire so often begin no differently than those of love and warmth.