Quotes About Wisdom

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

You hear not with the ears, but with the mind; not with the mind, but with your soul.

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

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

Study the past if you would define the future.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

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

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The wisdom of age is bitter when those you have failed have gone.

All men die," Jelme went on, ignoring the outburst. "It could be tonight, next year, or in forty years, when you are toothless and weak. All you can do is choose how you stand when it comes.

A knowledge isn't dangerous. Only the man is dangerous.

You have a powerful army, Kublai, but the best force is one you do not have to use.

You have a mighty army, but the greatest force is the one that you don't have to use.

All information can be bought, my son, if you are willing to pay the price.

I think myself as a searcher for truths, with new truth for each place I visit.

The horizons were wide enough for them all, he realised now, but the wisdom of age is bitter when those you have failed have gone. He could not bring back the years of his youth and live them with greater understanding.

God giveth and God taketh away. Just be sure you're present when he giveth – and somewhere else when he taketh it all back.

A good decisions are never brought in a state of rage.

When I think that I've mastered the game, it appears that every time I discover that I was playing blindly on some larger board.

Life is not easy, but, at least, it can be simple.

The right words are always there, if a man's sharp enough to see them.

History was more than just stories, he reminded himself as the men walked forward with their burdens. It taught lessons as well.