Wisdom Quotes

"The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms " "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light" "A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" "Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues" "The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits." "Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind." "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." "I have three precious things, which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men." "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." "The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete." "To bankrupt a fool, give him information" "You want to be a philosopher, not a cheap sage" "To understand the future, you do not need techno-autistic jargon, but the wisdom of the elders" "Things always become obvious after the fact" "One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane." "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." "Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught." "Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us" "Be as you wish to seem"