Quotes About Wisdom

I realized it was like looking into the sun—you shouldn't do it, because you'd turn your face away and be blind to everything else.

Did you ever think that maybe what you see isn't really what's true?

My grandmother told me that her father used to ask her a riddle: What must you break apart in order to bring a family close together? Bread, of course.

If you want to understand something, you first need to accept the fact of your own ignorance. And then, you need to talk to people who know more than you do, people who have not just thought about the facts, but lived them.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard

newborns reminded her of tiny buddhas

If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the mistakes you've made.

There are some things, I think, you're btter off not remembering.

When you think you're right, you're most likely wrong.

Cara: I used to believe everything my brother told me, because he was older and I figured he knew more about the world. But as it turns out, being a grown-up doesn't mean you're fearless. It just means you fear different things.

but if I've learned anything, it's that we don't know half of what we think we do. And we know ourselves least of all.

you never forget your first fall.

The truth has teeth.

But here's the truth: no matter how much you might wish for it, princes don't come around every day, and happy endings don't grow on trees. Take it from me: the sooner you grow up, the less you'll be disappointed.

Sometimes the hardest thing to hear is the truth.

Works from the soul transcend works from the mind.

What you don't sweat out when you're young will turn into tears when you're old.

Education must not simply teach work - it much teach life

Learn from your mistakes and don't do the same.

Getting money is easy but do you have the education that will help maintain it?

Power of WordsEvery word that you speak, Will either make you feel strong or weak.When you use words, be aware, People who use the right words, well in life they fare.

Expand Your selfReach out to your big mind, Where the treasures of life you shall find.And you can do this by expanding yourself, You will be able to do that when within yourself you delve.

Experience is the one thing you have plenty of when you're too old to get the job.

Expert: An ordinary man away from home giving advice.