Quotes About Wisdom

But I being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, 'Alas! All things that have been born were born to die, And flesh (which Death mows down to hay) is grass; You've pass'd your youth not so unpleasantly, And if you had it o'er again—'t would pass— So thank your stars that matters are no worse, And read your Bible, sir, and mind your purse.

This was an easy matter with a man Oft in the wrong, and never on his guard; And even the wisest, do the best they can, Have moments, hours, and days, so unprepared, That you might 'brain them with their lady's fan;' And sometimes ladies hit exceeding hard, And fans turn into falchions in fair hands, And why and wherefore no one understands.

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.

the Bible "outlives, out lifts, outloves, outreaches, outranks, outruns all other books."4

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by Him.

Those who neglect theology may live a shallow, insipid form of Christianity that, in the end, neither affects life nor endures the test of time.

How countless are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

The only way to get everything you want in life is to be very clever about what you want.

Playing God is as dangerous for God as it is for humans.

One of the eternal verities of human life is that if you make the same choices as other people, they will think you are intelligent.

You can lead a man to wisdom, but you cannot make him think.

That is what philosophers are good for: stating the obvious that no one else is emotionally willing to admit.

The truth never hurts — much.

That is what philosophers are good for: stating the obvious that no one else is emotionally willing to admit. The trouble with trying to think clearly is that our emotional needs keep getting in the way. The trick is to make thinking clearly an emotional need.

What fools these immortals be.

If you really want to change Reality, the first thing to do is figure out what Reality really is.

It is said that to know you do not know is the beginning of wisdom. But that does not mean that to not know is the end of wisdom.

It is said that God the Creator is all-knowing. But if that were true, He would have known better.

There is more to life, and less to the traditional explanations of it, than meets the eye unaided by reason.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also made her life more interesting. The simple fact is, something always kills the cat. It was actually quite wise of her to choose something stimulating to perform that invaluable service.

It is unwise to make your personal happiness dependent upon your first having created a more civilized human culture. Because your hoped-for culture is most probably dependent for its creation upon your first having personally achieved greater happiness yourself.

Love conquers all — intellects.

The younger generation should always learn from the older — even if only from their mistakes.