Quotes About Wisdom

Una voz fuerte no puede competir con una voz clara, aunque esta sea un simple murmullo.

Al cielo non chiedo altro che una casa piena di libri e un giardino pieno di fiori

Senza Fermezza, il gentiluomo non riscuote rispetto ed il suo sapere non sarà ascoltato. | Preconizzando lealtà e fidatezza, non avrà amici che sono simili a se stesso. | Non esiterà a correggere i suoi errori

Dimmi e dimenticherò. Mostrami e ricorderò. Coinvolgimi e capirò.

Donde hay educación no hay distinción de clases

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

Time flows away like the water in the river.

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.

The Master said, "The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit." (Analects 4.16)

He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him