Quotes About Wisdom

Even were the time to come when there would be neither poor nor rich, yet there will always be wise and stupid, sly and simple, for so there have ever been and ever will be. The strong man sets his foot on the neck of the weakling; the cunning man runs off with the simpleton's purse and sets the dunce to work for him. Man is a crooked dealer and even his virtue is imperfect. Only he who lies down never to rise again is wholly good.

Tuhat kirjaa luettuaan ihminen alkaa aavistaa masentavan totuuden. Kymmenentuhatta kirjaa tekee hänet surulliseksi

So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.

Mutta paadutin sydämeni kuulemasta näitä ääniä, sillä rakastin häntä, vaikka hän oli hullu, ja kenties rakastin häntä juuri hänen hulluutensa tähden, sillä hänen hulluutensa oli kauniimpi kuin muiden ihmisten viisaus.

My spirit welled up in its joy because I asked myself "why?" The dread key to all true knowledge is "why?

Now we can travel with more books stored in our telephones than the ancient Egyptians kept in their vast library at Alexandria.

Solomon said, "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it" (Eccles. 5:5).

The American laughed and scoffed at him. He said, "You know, I have an MBA from Stanford, and I can help you. You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds you could buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, and eventually you'd have a fleet of fishing boats, and then instead of selling your catch to that middleman over there, you could sell directly to the processor,

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."5

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

If we have the Word without the Spirit, we dry up. If we have the Spirit without the Word, we blow up. But if we have the Word and the Spirit, we grow up.

We must know the power of truth and experience the truth about power.

If you are being discipled by a rabbi, you certainly want to know what the rabbi knows. But the actual goal of being a disciple is to become who the rabbi is. Not just to know what he knows, but to become like him.

The model for prayer taught us by Jesus is shallow enough for a baby to bathe in and deep enough for elephants to swim through.

Striving for perfection is not foolish, but assuming you have achieved it most certainly is.

But as I had learned earlier, the trick was not to figure out how not to be stupid, the trick was to be smart instead.

EDUCATION, Education, Your Education Never Stops.

NEVER Teach a Pig to Sing, It Wastes Your Time and Annoys the Pig.

Like you, I honestly believe Knowledge Is Powerful and your learning NEVER stops.

Michael: There's nothing here to fear. Lucifer: Well, there's always the truth.

The world is a book. Some words stand out from the page.

My friend asked me the essence of life and I smiled.

Thoughts are things - choose the good ones!

Nothing frees you like the truth, and nothing holds you back more than not knowing it. Knowledge is power; it heals what hurts, fills what's empty, clears what's confused, lightens what's heavy, brings friends together, turns dust to gold, and raises the sun.