Quotes About Wisdom

Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.

No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.

The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.

Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it

You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

he who will not economize will have to agonize

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.

They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.

Don't use cannon to kill musquito.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. ???? ???? ????? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ???

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Never tire to study. And to teach to others

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.

Learning without thinking is useless. Thinking without learning is dangerous.

The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.

Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.