Quotes and sayings about tag  wisdom

352 Quotes

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.

Phaedrus

He who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it.

Pittacus Lore

I thought to myself: I am wiser than this man; neither of us probably knows anything that is really good, but he thinks he has knowledge, when he has not, while I, having no knowledge, do not think I have.

Plato

For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

Plato

The small wisdom is like water in a glass:clear, transparent, pure.The great wisdom is like the water in the sea:dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

Rabindranath Tagore

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up

Ralph Waldo Emerson

And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our power to determine the most true opinions we ought to follow the most probable.

René Descartes

Don’t take the high ground and assume you already know what you’ll do. The truth is, when it comes to someone you love, you’ll find there isn’t anything you won’t do.

Richelle Mead

A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.

Rick Riordan

But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

Rick Riordan

He hated when his own advice applied to himself.

Rick Riordan

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

Rick Riordan

Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love.

Rick Riordan

Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

Rick Riordan

No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.

Rick Riordan

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