Insight Quotes

"Fiction is a lie that tells us true things." "The source of all light is in the eye." "Books are the mirrors of the soul" "A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas" "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." "Wisdom often comes from lived experiences" "We become wise by listening and observing" "The most profound wisdom often comes in silence" "Judgement over outcomes is the essence of wisdom" "Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone" "Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious" "The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind" "Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational" "When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." "He who reads much and walks much, sees much and knows much"