Quotes About Wisdom

The primitive magician, the medicine man or shaman is not only a sick man, he is above all, a sick man who has been cured, who has succeeded in curing himself.

Every man got a right to his own mistakes. Ain't no man that ain't made any.

When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?

I have no regrets in my life. If not for the mistakes that I made I would not be the man I am today.

What is divine escapes men's notice because of their incredulity.

Love is the law of God. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of Man.

Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them

I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.

Having glimpsed a small part of life, men rise up and disappear as smoke, knowing only what each one has learned.

After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira

The learning of the Christian man ought to begin with the fear of God.

If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.

First of all, never play macho man with the market. Second, never overtrade.

Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man.

If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is

A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.