Quotes About Wisdom

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. So

Auri sabía mejor que nadie que valía la pena hacer las cosas correctamente.

Why the clay?" "That is also what I am," Vashet said. "Only that which bends can teach.

It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most.

there are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." The

Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books.

fewer wits than tits,

As I made my desolate way back to the stairs, my wise self took the opportunity to berate me. That is what comes of hope, it said. No good. Still, you are better having missed her. She could never have been equal to her voice. That voice, fair and terrible as burning silver, like moonlight on river stones, like a feather against your lips.

I have heard it from the mouths of the Edema Ruh, so I know it to be true.

Las preguntas que no podemos contestar son las que más nos enseñan. Nos enseñan a pensar

Si quieres saber quién eres, camina hasta que no haya nadie que sepa tu nombre. Viajar nos pone en nuestro sitio, nos enseña más que ningún maestro, es amargo como una medicina, cruel como un espejo. Un largo tramo de camino te enseñará más sobre ti mismo que cien años de silenciosa introspección.

Secrets are the cornerstone of civilisation.

She taught me I should never do anything in private that I didn't want talked about in public, and cautioned me to not talk in my sleep.

As my father used to say: "There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend." - Kvothe the Bloodless (The Name of The Wind)

stiffen. Our eyes dim. Skin roughens and our beauty fades. The only exception is the voice. Properly cared for, a voice does nothing but grow sweeter with age and constant use. His was like a sweet honey wine. He finished his song to hearty applause, and after a moment the lights came back up and the room swelled with conversation.

Las historias reales pocas veces toman el camino más recto.

If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers." I

Sin embargo —cavilación enigmática—, si alguna vez he conocido a alguien que no tenía ni una sola sombra en su corazón, seguramente debía de ser un niño demasiado pequeño para hablar. —Se

Patrick Rothfuss

Borrowing from a friend seemed like the simplest option, but I valued my handful of friends too much to risk losing them over money. As my father used to say: "There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.

Caution suits an arcanist. Assurance suits a namer. Fear does not suit either. It does not suit you.

The desire for knowledge shapes a man," he said.

If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.

la muerte. El último recurso. Después de morir, nada puede hacernos daño, o eso nos han enseñado.