Quotes About Wisdom

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

Too many people, when they get old, think that they have to live by the calendar.

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

You can observe a lot by just watching.

[He] may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.

He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.

Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them.

I've never worked out what the moral of Humpty Dumpty is. I can only think of: Don't sit on a wall, if you're an egg.

I never learned anything from a match that I won.

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.

The older I get, the faster I was.

I loved this smart, funny, big-hearted novel. As hilarious and wise as early Philip Roth, The Mathematician's Shiva will delight and move you.

I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.

There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity.

I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer.

Say something idiotic and nobody but a dog politely wags his tail.

My grandfather's a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice. One day, he took me aside and left me there.