Wisdom Quotes

"You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak." "The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him" "He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command" "You will never learn from people if you always tap dance around the truth" "Youth is wasted on the young" "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it" "I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it" "Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate" "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other" "For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced." "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief " "It takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it, to know what true freedom is" "We can all learn from our failures, but I prefer to learn from the failures of others!" "We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience." "It is not enough to possess wisdom; it should be used." "Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error." "Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not" "All that is gold does not glitter" "Everything that’s difficult you should be able to laugh about" "The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people."