Quotes About Wisdom

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell."

The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends

Some men grow mad by studying much to know, But who grows mad by studying good to grow.

Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.

I have been young and am now old, and have not yet known an untruthful man to come to a good end.

Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.

Every man seeks the truth, but God only knows who has found it.

Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer.

Obviously I am not the young man who came to Hollywood in 1946

Any game where a man 60 can beat a man 30 ain't no game.

My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man.

He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.

A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.

He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.

He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.

Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it.

It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general.

A wise man can be a fool in love.

A man who lived on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.

I got plenty of cautions that one or two of these marathons was all a man should do in a lifetime.

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.

When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?