Quotes About Wisdom

Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.

Life was a funny thing that occured on the way to the grave.

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

It was my policy never to spend more than half my wages so as not to have to work for more than half my days on earth.

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit

When you're over the hill, that's when you pick up speed.

La edad de una persona puede determinarse por el grado de dolor que experimenta cuando entra en contacto con una idea nueva

No es necesario decir todo lo que se piensa; lo que sí es necesario es pensar todo lo que se dice.

In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish

The heart of so great a mystery cannot ever be reached by following one road only." Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (c. 345 – 402) was a Roman statesman, orator, and man of letters; from Augustine, in controversy with St. Ambrose. Quoted by Arnold Toynbee.

Let others consume their efforts in pointless trifles. Let others drain their energy in futile worries.

The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.

He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.

By delaying he preserved the state.

Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards.

Impatience makes fools of clever men...

An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious — just dead wrong.

Above all, the very world view, "Every town our home town, every[one our kin - ?????? ??? ??????? ??????]" can only emanate from a civilizational wisdom which has seen places, found merit in give and take and is enriched by travels, journeys and migrations.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

R. Buckminster Fuller

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.