Quotes on “wisdom”

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.

You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder.

We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.

The universe is big. It's vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes—very rarely—impossible things just happen and we call them miracles.

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

The unexamined life is not worth living.