Quotes About Wisdom

This is the happiest of all men, for he is superior to everything he possesses.

Common sense is not so common.

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

Love truth, and pardon error.

The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors.

The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error.

True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.

You despise books; you whose lives are absorbed in the vanities of ambition, the pursuit of pleasure or indolence; but remember that all the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Great is truth, and all powerful.

All time spent reading is time well-spent.

Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty."

Empezaba a pensar que cada vez que me parecía que entendía lo que era la vida, esta cambiaba.

Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.

Don't worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live

Horse sense is a good judgment which keeps horses from betting on people.

Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump!

If Falstaff had stuck to martinis, he'd be with us today.

strategic planning should be more about collective wisdom building than top-down or bottom-up planning.