Quotes About Wisdom

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom.

It is only when the cold season comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens.

To give comfort to the old, to have the trust of my friends, and to have the young seeking to be near me

Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

We have two lives; the second begins when we realize we only have one.

you govern effectively," Confucius replied, "what need is there for killing? If you want to be truly adept (shan ), the people will also be adept. The excellence (de ) of the exemplary person (junzi ) is the wind, while that of the petty person is the grass. As the wind blows, the grass is sure to bend.

When anger arises, think of the consequences

When the Way prevails in the world, then be seen. When it does not, then hide.

15.30 The Master said, "Having gone astray, to fail to get right back on track is to stray indeed.

The Master said, "In strolling in the company of just two other persons, I am bound to find a teacher. Identifying their strengths, I follow them, and identifying their weaknesses, I reform myself accordingly.

The junzi's stance towards the world is this: there is nothing he insists on, nothing he refuses, he simply aligns himself beside right.

A wise man is never cheated, a virtuous man is never worried and a courageous man is never afraid.

He answered, How dare I look as high as Hui? When Hui hears one thing, he understands ten; when I hear one thing I understand two.

IgnoranÈ›a genereaz? mai des încredere în sine decât cunoÈ™tinÈ›ele.

To know what is first and what is last will lead near to what is taught in the Great Learning.

The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.

Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The good points of the one I copy, the bad points of the other I correct in myself.

The Master is cordial yet stern, awe-inspiring yet not fierce and respectful yet at ease.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being." "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated

An intelligent lady, a little too mature for recklessness, a little too young for caution.

See these Oaks," he slobbered. His hair stood out straight because he endlessly pulled on it. "Their roots travel deep, and their branches reach far into the sky. They're much wiser than you or me, Charlie. They know more about the world than the two of us combined." He always talked hocus-pocus bullshit like that when he wandered off.

Books are an amazing thing. Anyone who thinks of them as an escape from reality or as something you should get your nose out of and go outside and play, or as merely a distraction or an amusement or a waste of time is - dead wrong. Books are the most important the most powerful the most beautiful thing humans have ever created.

I remember an aunt saying sagely, The good die young. Not exactly a motivation to behave yourself.