Quotes About Wisdom

Knowing is not thinking. Knowing begins when thinking ceases, having finished its work. Every new knowing is a joy, for it is a new experience of unity.

Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.

To try and fit reincarnation into a neat mental package is very unwise. You will be very surprised when you discover that it doesn't work out that way. Your illusions will be painful for you.

Plato long ago pointed out the importance of being governed by men with sufficient sense of responsibility and comprehension of public duties to be very reluctant to undertake the work of governing.

Work to perfect the mind. There is no certitude but in what the mind conceives.

Unless you work in demolition, don't burn bridges.

Whoever prematurely begins a work that is above his strength receives nothing, but only brings harm upon himself.

Work from pithy middle eye out, swimming in language sea.

Books and minds only work when they're open.

We made it nearly 20 centuries, a bunch of monkeys with PH Ds.

Know'st thou yesterday, its aim and reason? Work'st thou will today for worthier things? Then calmly wait the morrow's hidden season, And fear thou not, what hap soe'er it brings

Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible.

I'm sure that Steve Douglas, the character I play, has been helpful to some parents who apply his reasoning and ideas to help raise their children.

It has been more than 31 years for me in the cinema industry but I am still learning and my motto is the same as that of late Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish!

To Steve and Jane Beshear, I am grateful for your wisdom and passion for helping the people of our great state. You have been wonderful parents.

Steve Nash is just so smart. He's one of the most down-to-earth people you'll ever meet.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Farmers are always conservative. They stick to what they have learned from their fathers and from their grandfathers. This is the same all over the globe.

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.

You get hit over the knuckles enough, you don't stick them out anymore.

I'm not looking to stick my nose into an area where I'm not needed.

Accusations fit on a bumper sticker; the truth takes longer.

It comes with experience and learning and knowing the game. It's not necessarily about sticking your chest out and saying, 'I'm tough.'

It's always nice to have the young boys in; they give a little bit of banter. But it's important to have the older guys to settle things down when you're in sticky situations.