Quotes About Insight

The wisdom god, Woden, went out to the king of the trolls, got him in an armlock, and demanded to know of him how order might triumph over chaos. "Give me your left eye," said the troll, "and I'll tell you." Without hesitation, Woden gave up his left eye. "Now tell me." The troll said, "The secret is, 'Watch with both eyes!'" —John Gardner

you will be wiser to form your own ideas of the value of your holdings, based on full reports from the company about its operations and financial position.

while people were drowning in data, knowledge was nowhere to be found.

Staying humble about your forecasting powers

The wisdom god, Woden, went out to the king of the trolls, got him in an armlock, and demanded to know of him how order might triumph over chaos. "Give me your left eye," said the troll, "and I'll tell you." Without hesitation, Woden gave up his left eye. "Now tell me." The troll said, "The secret is, 'Watch with both eyes!

Can't do better until I know better!

Arrows of insight have to be winged by the feathers of speculation.

There comes a moment in life when we see ourselves as others see us. I suppose that is part of growing up, and it is not always comfortable. Eanflæd

You should always plan your battles form the enemy's point of view.

Esse é o verdadeiro dom das mulheres, ser sábias, e não são muitos os homens que o têm.

Everyone looks old to the young," Ravn said.

I wanted to see a pattern in the strands of life. In the end I found one, and it had nothing to do with any god, but with people. With the people we love.

Read­ing is use­ful,' Pyrlig said.

Many folk are clever, lord Uhtred, but very few are wise.

Mais tarde, muito mais tarde, aprendi que a alegria e o medo são exatamente a mesma coisa, uma apenas se transformava na outra pela ação

There comes a moment in life when we see ourselves as others see us. I suppose that is part of growing up, and it is not always comfortable.

That's the women's real gift, to be wise, and not many men have it.

Un om îngrijorat este pe jum?tate orb

Before I spoke with people, I did not think of all these things because there was no one to bother to think them for. Now things just come out of my mouth which are true.

Il y a deux sortes de savants : les spécialistes, qui connaissent tout sur rien, et les philosophes, qui ne connaissent rien sur tout.

Quand les autres vous font un reproche, ils vous renseignent sur ce qui pourrait devenir votre force.

be a person with knowledge not just opinions

I wanted reality to drive out the clichés.

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.