Quotes on “wisdom”

In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.

Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.

Where are you? HereWhat time is it? NowWhat are you? This moment.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still

Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you secruity and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.

The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.(Analects 2.11)

Time flows away like the water in the river.

I would rather carry around a plastic bag with five thousand Euro inside, than carry around a Louis Vuitton/Gucci/Prada bag with only one hundred Euro inside!

Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean.

Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.

A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.

Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.