Wisdom Quotes

"Almost all our miseries flow from the want of consideration of the past, and of serenity in the present" "The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue" "The more I see the less I know for sure" "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." "Experience teaches only the teachable." "We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond" "A word to the wise ain't necessary it's the stupid ones who need the advice" "If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need" "The life given us by nature is short but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal" "Live your life, do your work, then take your hat" "There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living" "By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower" "We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility" "The world tells you to pursue success as if it is the key to happiness. The key to true, lasting happiness is to pursue wisdom" "A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it"