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Wisdom Quotes

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

"Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone"

"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity"

"The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything"

"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago "

"To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity"

"Science gives us knowledge but only philosophy can give us wisdom"

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

"Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans"

"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."

"Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision."

"Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself"

"The wisest man I ever knew in my life could not read or write"

"He who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave."

"The art of living well and the art of dying well are one"

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