Wisdom Quotes

"The hasty stroke goes oft astray" "Never laugh at live dragons" "The burned hand teaches best" "As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think" "Not knowing it was hard; knowing it was harder" "The truth is there is a world of difference between knowing something intellectually and knowing it by means of experiencing it." "To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell" "The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another" "Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves" "Waste not fresh tears over old griefs" "The wisest men follow their own direction" "The good and the wise lead quiet lives" "Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment" "Silence is true wisdom's best reply" "Cleverness is not wisdom"