Quotes About Wisdom

I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.

It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks.

In hindsight everything is much clearer.

Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

A little experience often upsets a lot of theory.

Remember, people who peek through keyholes have to expect an occasional poke in the eye.

After a certain number of years, our faces become our biographies.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

A great book should leave you with many experiences.

No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward.

Physically I'm not as strong as I was, but I try to make up for it mentally. It's a big challenge, and I relish it, competing with guys half my age.

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

Don't lean on the past, learn from it and move on.

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?

The hand that follows intellect can achieve.

A person without regrets is a nincompoop.

The two basic processes of education are knowing and valuing.

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.