Quotes About Insight

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive knowledge.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom

When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?

Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.

The more room you give yourself to express your true thoughts and feelings, the more room there is for your wisdom to emerge.

Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.

The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.

Cleverness without wisdom: the most destructive force on Earth.

A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn't really care, wisdom does.

The error of the past is the wisdom of the future.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.

The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.

Wise men don't judge: they seek to understand.

Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.

We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we're looking in all directions except at the thing we want, which is probably why we haven't found it.

Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity.

Keep your eyes wide open in the darkest of times. Only then you can rely on shooting stars.

To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.

Philosophy, the love of Wisdom, is at the very bottom defence against the incomprehensible.

The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill-temper.