Quotes About Wisdom

Chirone amava insegnare non attraverso lezioni vere e proprie ma attraverso le opportunità che si presentavano di volta in volta.

those things that steady a man. They were unmarried when they left. They had no children. They had no years of lean harvest, when they must scrape the bottom of their stores, and no good years either, that they might learn to save. They have not seen their parents grow old and begin to fail. They have not seen them die. I fear I have robbed them not only of their youth but their age as well.

Helden sind Dummköpfe, hatte ich entgegnet. Er hatte gelacht. Da sind wir uns einig.

There was a vividness to him, even at rest, that made death and spirits seem foolish

I should have known better than to call upon the gods.

I had a little pride, as I have said, and that was good. More would have been fatal.

Odiseo, hijo de Laertes, el gran viajero, príncipe de mil argucias y artimañas, me había enseñado sus cicatrices y, a cambio, me había permitido fingir que yo no tenía ninguna.

I had never seen the age between them so clearly before. My keen son, and this man who chose to be no one.

Sometimes you must be content with ignorance

La estupidez del ser humano me hace gracia.

When I was young, I overheard our palace surgeon talking. He said that the medicines he sold were only for show. Most hurts heal by themselves, he said, if you give them enough time. It was the sort of secret I loved to discover, for it made me feel cynical and wise. I took it for a philosophy.

When I was young, I overheard our palace surgeon talking. He said that the medicines he sold were only for show. Most hurts heal by themselves, if you give them enough time. It was the sort of secret I loved to discover, for it made me feel cynical and wise. I took it for philosophy. I have always been good at waiting, you see.

But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?

Sometimes you don't get but one mistake, if the one you pick is bad enough.

We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge.

If I'm smart then I'll run away, but I'm not so I guess I'll stay

The funny thing is, the more you know, the more passionate you feel about life, and the more joy you feel, and the more inspired you feel, but then also the more disgusted you are with humanity [...] [this is] the paradox of life.

One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.

Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

The curve is more powerful than the sword.

Keep a diary and one day it'll keep you.