Quotes About Wisdom

Laissez-vous mener. Nous n'avons plus l'âge des pourquoi.

If you gotta ask, you'll never know.

Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.

Only little boys and old men sneer at love.

In that moment I think I learned the real tragedy of living too long. It is not losing one's health or one's memory or even one's mind; it is losing one's dignity.

will say this. He gets less ugly with time.

that perfection of God whereby He applies His knowledge to the attainment of His ends in a way which glorifies Him most.

It is a fact too little known, but as far as I am concerned undeniable, that Providence has a great sense of humor, and of course, the best!

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a while I was like, 'This is just dumb.'

I've always been a student of this life, not a teacher. More of a sponge than a fountain.

Czasem lepiej jest zostawi? pewne rzeczy w spokoju, pewne sprawy nie powinny w ogóle by? os?dzane czy rozstrzygane i nie powinni?my ro?ci? sobie do tego prawa. Poniewa? nie jest szcz??ciem POSIADANIE rzeczy, lecz BYCIE cz??ci? nich.

W rzeczy samej, na obecnym etapie naszej wiedzy na ten temat, sny mog? by? jedynie oparami naszej wyobra?ni. Jak powiedzia? Bertrand Russell: "nie wierz?, ?e teraz ?ni?, ale nie mog? dowie??, ?e tak nie jest". Mora? z tego taki, ?e w naszych nocnych podró?ach jest wi?cej sensu, ni?by si? nam mog?o wydawa?.

System jest jak ogon prawdy, a prawda jest jak jaszczurka, zostawia swój ogon w twoich r?kach i bierze nogi za pas, wiedz?c, ?e nowy ogon uro?nie jej w mgnieniu oka". Tak to wyrazi? Iwan Sergiejewicz Turgieniew, znakomity pisarz rosyjski. A tak to przedstawi? Chris: Czasami rzeczywisto?? bywa z?udna. A tak Rashomon Kurosawy: "je?li chodzi o rzeczywisto??, to tak naprawd? ona nie istnieje".

Maar nu ben ik heusch zoo dwaas niet meer: ik hoû alleen veel van lezen en is dat nu zoo 'esthetisch'?

Groote God, wat was het ellendig... dat aftakelen, dat oud worden, dat zich voortslepen van de dagen, de jaren; wat was het ellendig, dat alles wat je kreeg van het leven, je betalen moest met je jonge dagen eerst, en later met je oudere jaren - als was het leven een bank, waarop je wissels trok, - als was je bestaan een kapitaal, waarvan je leefde, en nooit spaarde een cent - zoodat, als je dood zoû zijn, je ook alles en alles verspild had...

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.

To take risks is the very essence of Jewish life, that is, to take necessary risks. The wise man seeks not to avoid but to minimize risks. He minimizes them by using judgment and by knowledge and by thinking. These are, fortunately, preeminently Jewish attributes.

but then the general trouble with ignorance is always that the ignorant person has no idea that that's what they are. You can be ignorant and stupid and go through your whole life without ever encountering any evidence against the hypothesis that you're a genius.

If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold.

They should regard me as what I am. I am a spiritual leader and teacher.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.