Quotes About Insight

the beginning of wisdom is in realizing that one knows nothing, then the beginning of understanding is in realizing that all things exist in accord with a single truth: Large things are made of smaller things. Drops

It wasn't until later that I would realize that I was babbling a chant of "Ubriacha, ubrius, ubrium," to the Peanuts theme music.

Three blind men were shown an elephant. They touched it with their hands to determine what the creature was. The first man felt the trunk, and claimed that an elephant was like a snake. The second man touched its leg and claimed that an elephant was like a tree. The third man touched its tail, and claimed that the elephant was like a slender rope.

Wizard knows what he is talking about." "No, I really don't," I said. "That's the problem." "But you know that you do not know," Michael said. "Which is wise.

Arrogance," I said. "I feel stupid." "Good," Michael said. "It's good for everyone to feel that way sometimes. It helps remind you how much you still have to learn.

The important things don't need to be said.

I'm not stupid. I've got eyes. I see some things everyone else tries to pretend aren't there. This vampire craze sweeping the nation. Why the hell shouldn't there be some genuine vampires in it?

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight - Gard

Three blind men were shown an elephant. They touched it with their hands to determine what the creature was. The first man felt the trunk, and claimed that an elephant was like a snake. The second man touched its leg and claimed that an elephant was like a tree. The third man touched its tail, and claimed that the elephant was like a slender rope." I

That's the thing about knowledge, though. The more you learn, the more you realize how much there is to learn.

I feel stupid." "Good," Michael said. "It's good for everyone to feel that way sometimes. It helps remind you how much you still have to learn.

I didn't realize you'd read much of the Bible." "Proverbs always made a lot of sense to me

I had seen the Titan's weakness: She had the vices of her virtues.

she'd read enough of them to know that they were only as valuable as the contents of their writers' minds—and to her it seemed that a great many writers, had they been merchants, would have precious little inventory.

That's why they pay you the big bucks, Cap. That keen interpersonal insight." "That and because I'm quite good at killing things

but sometimes humans are slow to figure things out, because they are heart-stupid.

Ya te lo dije» preventivos —señalé—. Ahora sí que lo he visto todo.

The path of excess leads to the palace of wisdom," he said, and turned for the door.

Sometimes it scares me how easy it is to get people to do what you want them to do, if you know something about them.

I guess being dead gives you a whole different perspective on life.

God has given you two ears--that should tell you something about the importance of listening.

For wisdom: read your Bible repeatedly and apply its truths often.

We survive by learning from pain

Nothing on my trip thus far was as I expected which shows you that rather than simply read about the United States you have to log the journey.