Quotes About Wisdom

We know too much for one man to know too much.

Men regret their life has been ill-spent, but this does not always induce them to make a better use of the time they have yet to live.

A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.

The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.

It matters little whether a man be mathematically or philologically or artistically cultivated, so he be but cultivated.

What we might have been dealing with here - with the building of the Pyramids - is an age that got lost. Man had to learn again what they previously had known.

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye.

I think that if there was one mistake that I took away, it would affect the man that I am today.

The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.

He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who knows the limits of his anger.

I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.

The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

There's a Chinese proverb that says it all: Painting is an old man's art.

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

I think that men has the most highly developed intelligence. I think men get so intelligent that they're stupid.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

It is a shame to confess but among all living creatures only man doesn't know what is useful for him.

Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

Men should learn to live with the same seriousness with which children play.

If you teach a man anything, he will never learn.