Quotes About Wisdom

He decided to raise the stakes. "I agree with much of what Brother Hildred says," he began. In an argument it was always wise to show respect for your opponent: people disliked antipathy.

Mankind is fallible, so we should not rely on our own reasoning. We cannot hope to understand the world - all we can do is stand amazed at God's creation. True knowledge only comes from revelation. We should not question received wisdom.

Los años parecen pasar con más rapidez a medida que te vas haciendo mayor.

the enlightenment of mankind." Books, and the wisdom

N'importe quel imbécile peut se lancer dans une bagarre, mais le sage sait les éviter.

Orice prost poate s? intre într-o b?taie, dar numai un înÈ›elept È™tie cum s? se fereasc? de ele.

Nunca uses tu propio dinero si puedes gastar el de otros.

La lección, para unos muchachos como vosotros, es que puede haber más honor en la sumisión y en la obediencia que en una imprudente rebelión.

Un ignorante piensa que los extranjeros son estúpidos, sin darse cuenta de que él también parecería igual de necio si viajase al extranjero.

Una de las mejores cualidades de aquél era su habilidad para mantenerse callado cuando debía hacerlo.

PreoÈ›ii deÈ›ineau o putere care nu era întodeauna egalat? de cunoÈ™tinÈ›ele pe care le aveau.

But he had no wish to win an argument with his son. He just wanted the boy to know the truth.

The fact that someone was capable of learning to read and write did not, unfortunately, make him intelligent.

Mankind is fallible, so we should not rely on our own reasoning. We cannot hope to understand the world - all we can do is stand amazed at God's creation. True knowledge comes only from revelation. We should not question received wisdom.

Mankind is fallible, so we should not rely on our own reasoning. We cannot help to understand the world - all we can do is stand amazed at God's creation. True knowledge comes only from revelation. We should not question received wisdom.

The first book that really appealed to Jack told the whole history of the world from the Creation to the founding of Kingsbridge Priory, and when he finished it he felt he knew everything that had ever happened.

intuition should never be ignored.

She had always taught her sons that information could make a man's fortune—or save him from ruin.

She had always had this ability to make him revise his attitudes, he recalled. It was an uncomfortable process, but she was often right.

Como se suele decir: una mentira da media vuelta al mundo mientras la verdad aún se está calzando

What don't I know?

You never win a vote by proving the constituent a fool. Be charming, be modest, and don't lose your temper.

He who sups with the devil must use a long spoon.

There is a special mixture of wisdom and innocence that comes only to adolescents. - Ursula Dewar