Quotes About Wisdom

Codebreakers train themselves to see more deeply.

No one who is learning should ever feel stupid

That's why one of my favorite investing rules is "If the market is open, your wallet should be closed." You should never act on an investing idea the same day you get it; the next day, your mood and situation will have changed, and the facts may look different to you. Sleeping on it is one of the simplest and best ways to make sure your decision is not just a momentary whim.

Being right is the enemy of staying right because it leads you to forget the way the world works

Somebody once said that the library is actually the dominant life form on the planet. Humans simply exist as the reproductive means to achieve more libraries.

A surfeit of information often hides an untruth," he said, with annoying clarity.

Stay close, do what I say and make as many mistakes as you want – just never the same one twice.

All the great unanswered questions of the world will be answered. Who are we? What are we here for? Where will we end up? And most important of all: Can mankind actually get any stupider?

plans are all well and good in the Summer, but in the Winter it's wise to simply have an objective.' 'I thought we were meant to make a plan and stick to it?' 'Events move fast,' he said, 'and you need on-the-hoof flexibility to ensure the plan doesn't get in the way of the goal.' It actually seemed like quite good advice.

Do you want some advice? Go home. You're far too inquisitive, and here in East Carmine curiosity only ends one way. Death? Worse - enlightenment.

Take no heed of her, explained Jones apologetically. She reads a lot of books.

The only thing you really get to figure out after a lifetime of study is that there's more stuff to figure out. Frustrating and enlightening at the same time.

The people to listen to are the ones who don't say very much

Punching goblins, replied Sprockett soothingly, while offering short-term relief, has no long-term beneficial value

The circumstances of confusion will be your path to enlightenment' - Thursday Next

All your life you think the half century is death's adolescence, but actually it's really not that bad, as long as you can remember where you left your glasses.

Those that see to much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all.

Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all.

Careful,' he said, 'Information can liberate but also imprisonate....

Okay, this is the wisdom: First, time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.

What about the Now?" "It'll recover, given time. Keep people reading books, Mum; it helps to reinforce and strengthen the indefinable moment that anchors us in the here-and-now. Strive for the Long Now. It's the only thing that will save us.

Si el periodista es listo, en la entrevista sales listo; si es tonto, sales tonto. Y, como la mayoría de los periodistas son tontos... Créeme: no hay nada peor que un periodista. Salvo un político, claro.

si puedes llenar el inexorable minuto, con sesenta segundos que valieron la pena recorrer, tuya es la Tierra y todo lo que hay en ella, y lo que es más: serás un hombre, hijo mío.

Los dioses han ocultado lo que hace vivir a los hombres.