Aphorisms about wisdom
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Curiosity is not a vice, but a great disgusting thing. Folk
The least good in life is wealth, the greatest is wisdom. Gotthold Lessing
Learning wisdom is as impossible as learning to be beautiful. Henry Wheeler Shaw
Wisdom, like turtle soup, is not accessible to everyone. Kozma Prutkov
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is the action itself. D. Jordan
The ignoramus who is alien to wisdom is wiser than the sage who hungers for ignorance. William Shakespeare
It is much easier to show wisdom in the affairs of others than in your own. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Only one deity can possess comprehensive wisdom, and man can only strive for it. Pythagoras
Faith is not the beginning, but the end of all wisdom. Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There is no greater wisdom than timing. Francis Bacon
To have wisdom and not move your hand (i.e. to remain silent) is true self-absorption. Kang Youwei
A learned person is a vessel, a sage is a source. W. Olgerai
With a strong soul, free from seduction, look, sage, at the ups and downs. Firduosi
All philosophers are wise in their maxims and fools in their behavior. Benjamin Franklin
He who has never committed folly is not as wise as he thinks. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He swallowed a lot of wisdom, but it all seemed to go down his throat the wrong way. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
We live in a world where one fool creates many fools, and one wise man creates very few wise ones. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
You will never be able to create wise men if you kill naughty children. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Nowadays more is required from one wise man than in ancient times from seven. Baltesar Gracian
The real sign by which you can recognize a true sage is patience. G. Ibsen
Man has gathered together the wisdom of all his ancestors, and look what a fool he is! E. Canetti
The first sign of true political wisdom is always the ability to renounce in advance the unattainable. Stefan Zweig
An individual does not have to be wiser than an entire nation. Honore de Balzac
A wise person understands that it is better to forbid oneself from a hobby than to fight it later. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The perfectly wise man never considers himself great, so he can become truly great. Lao Tzu
There are no situations and no matters so insignificant in which wisdom cannot be manifested. L.N. Tolstoy
He who is wise is also good. Socrates
The sage creates his own destiny. Plautus
Wisdom is intelligence infused with conscience. Fazil Iskander
The philosophical wisdom of the present century becomes the general common sense of the next century. G. Beecher
Wisdom comes with time. Sometimes the time comes alone. Unknown author
Foolish people argue with other people, wise people argue with themselves. Oscar Wilde
No one should exceed the limits: the wisdom of life is to know the measure in everything. Hippocrates
Lord, give me the peace of mind to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Catholic prayer
And everything that was written before was written for our instruction. Apostle Paul
Only the wisest and the stupidest do not change. Confucius
The sage keeps his mouth closed: he knows that even a candle burns out with his tongue. Chuang Tzu
Know that wisdom reduces complaints, not suffering! Kozma Prutkov
The equanimity of the sages is nothing more than the ability to hide their worries. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The brave man is tested by war, the wise man by anger, the friend by need. Arabic proverb
It is wise to water the wheel of friendship with the oil of polite politeness. Gabriel Colette
A wise man demands everything only from himself, while an insignificant man demands everything from others. Chinese proverb
Experience increases our wisdom, but does not decrease our stupidity. Henry Wheeler Shaw
The wisest man is the one who is most annoyed by the loss of time. Alighieri Dante
You should set two goals for yourself in life. The first goal is to achieve what you are striving for. The second goal is the ability to enjoy what has been achieved. Only the wisest representatives of humanity are capable of achieving the second goal. Logan Piersall Smith
It is wise to write only about what they do not understand. V.O.Klyuchevsky
Doubt is halfway to wisdom. Publilius Syrus
Who knows more - a wise man or a fool? Of course, he is a fool: a wise man doubts everything, but a fool does not. Unknown author
The art of being wise is knowing what to ignore. W.James
Wise is the one who knows not much, but what is necessary. Aeschylus
To live your life wisely, you need to know a lot. Remember two important rules to begin with: You’d better starve than eat anything, And it’s better to be alone than with just anyone. Omar Khayyam
Who is called the wisest? Someone who accepts things as they are. S. Gabirol
Once you take a step forward, think about whether you can step back. Then you will avoid the fate of the lively ram, whose horns are stuck in the wall. Before you start anything, consider whether you can complete it. Then you will not be like the one who undertook to ride on a tiger. Hong Zicheng
A wise man asks questions to the world, a Fool gives precise answers. But does the wise man ask so that the last idiot can answer? N.N.Matveeva
Whoever acquires honesty and wisdom will truly not be lost forever: After all, honesty keeps its promises, But wisdom... never gives them! E.A.Asadov
It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly. Anatole France
Having avoided one trouble, you find yourself in another; However, this is wisdom: having weighed all possible troubles, consider the least evil as a good. Niccolo Machiavelli
Rulers need wise men much more than wise men need rulers. Abul Faraj
Keeping your secret is wise, but expecting others to keep it is stupid. Samuel Johnson
Learn to see where everything is dark and hear where everything is quiet. In darkness you will see light, in silence you will hear harmony. Chuang Tzu
When trouble threatens, when things get tough, the wise man blames himself, the fool scolds his friend. Eastern wisdom
What has become funny cannot be dangerous. Voltaire
Folly and wisdom are transmitted as easily as contagious diseases. Therefore, choose your comrades. William Shakespeare
The source of our wisdom is our experience. The source of our experience is our stupidity. Sasha Guitry
The best proof of wisdom is a continuous good mood. Michel de Montaigne
Try to be wise first, and learn when you have free time. Pythagoras
Use the wisdom accumulated by humanity over the past centuries. Konstantin Shchemelinin
The reason why rivers and seas receive tribute from a hundred mountain streams is because they are lower than the latter. Thanks to this, they are able to dominate all mountain streams. In the same way, the sage, who wants to be above people, places himself below them. Wanting to be ahead of us, he stands behind. That is why, although his place is higher than people, they do not feel his weight. Although his place is ahead of them, they do not consider this an insult. Lao Tzu
Proverbs contradict one another. This, in fact, is the folk wisdom. Stanislav Jerzy Lec
He took Stupidity to the master. “Can it be converted into Wisdom?” “It’s possible,” answered the master, “and there will still be some left.” Stanislav Jerzy Lec
Be careful to dilute your own wisdom with the stupidity of others. Stanislav Jerzy Lec
There should be plenty of wisdom, because few people use it. Stanislav Jerzy Lec
Women rule us; Let us try to bring them to perfection: the more they know, the more perfect we will be. Male wisdom also depends on the development of the female mind. R. Sheridan
Wisdom is when you no longer consider yourself smarter than everyone else, but try to be no more stupid than others. Boris Krutier
The wisdom of centuries was swallowed up by the stupidity of centuries. G.E. Malkin
Wisdom is the healing power of sorrows. G.E. Malkin
A sage is one who has become imperceptibly wiser. G.E. Malkin
True wisdom does not bow its head. Stanislav Jerzy Lec
You have to beware of two things: your own stupidity and the wisdom of others. Veselin Geogiev
Worldly wisdom is the understanding that most of the dangers, the anticipation of which is a source of unrest, do not materialize. Ilya Shevelev
Wisdom lies not in being smarter than others, but in not letting others know about it. Veselin Geogiev
Where are the mines of wisdom? Usually where she is buried. Stanislav Jerzy Lec
In this age people read too much to be wise and think too much to be beautiful. Oscar Wilde
The fool thought that wisdom would come to him over the years. Leonid Krainov-Rytov
© Compiled by: Shamir Tilyaev, 2007 © Published with the kind permission of the author
Quotes about intelligence, wisdom and sages
It is not the one who knows how to distinguish good from evil who is smart, but the one who knows how to choose the lesser of two evils. Al-Harizi
A reasonable person does not pursue what is pleasant, but what saves him from trouble. Aristotle
A smart person will be able to learn a lot from the enemy. Aristotle
The mind, like a country road, has its own well-worn path. O. Balzac
One of the misfortunes of a high mind is that it inevitably understands everything - both vices and virtues. O. Balzac
The mind is a person's spiritual weapon. V. G. Belinsky
Reason is given to man so that he can live wisely, and not just so that he can see that he is living unreasonably. V. G. Belinsky
The greatest weakness of the mind is distrust of the powers of the mind. V. G. Belinsky
Our mind is the metal extracted from the form, and the form is our actions. A. Bergson
The mind is the bread that satisfies; a joke is a spice that induces appetite. L. Burnet
The difference between reason and reason is the same as between a cookbook and a pie. L. Burnet
A person who speaks little is often considered smart by many, just as a calm character is often mistaken for a strong one. L. Burnet
An intelligent person will not only never say anything stupid, but will never even hear anything stupid. L. Burnet
You can give in to force, but you meekly submit only to reason. L. Blanki
Since the mind cannot be humiliated, it is taken revenge by persecuting it. P. Beaumarchais
Few minds perish from wear and tear; most of them rust from disuse. K. Bovey
A feature of a living mind is that it only needs to see and hear a little so that it can then think for a long time and understand a lot. D. Bruno
A person is human only through reflection. P. Buast
The heart lives in the present, the mind in the future: that is why there is so little agreement between them. P. Buast
He who values little things for their own sake is an empty man; he who values them for the sake of the conclusions that can be drawn from them, or for the benefit that can be obtained from them, is a philosopher. E. Bulwer-Lytton
Everyone has stupid thoughts, but smart people don’t express them. V. Bush
Wit is not the same thing as intelligence. The mind is distinguished by ingenuity, but wit is only resourcefulness. K. Weber
The mind achieves great things only in impulses. L. Vauvenargues
The mind should not limit, but complement virtue. L. Vauvenargues
The main advantage of the mind is not in liveliness, but in accuracy, just as the advantage of a pendulum is not in speed, but in the accuracy of its movement. L. Vauvenargues
The vivacity of the mind depends on the speed of its operations. It doesn't necessarily have to do with ingenuity. A heavy mind can be inventive, but a lively mind can be sterile. L. Vauvenargues
The human mind is more penetrating than consistent, and embraces more than it can connect. L. Vauvenargues
Loneliness is for the mind what a starvation diet is for the body: sometimes it is necessary, but it should not be too long. L. Vauvenargues
The spirit is subject to the same law as the body - the impossibility of existence without constant nutrition. L. Vauvenargues
Where the mind is lacking, everything is lacking. D. Halifax Wise people think about their thoughts, foolish people proclaim them. G. Heine
There is nothing on earth more worthy of respect than intelligence. K. Helvetius
The vastness of the mind is measured by the number of ideas and their combinations. K. Helvetius
Thinking is a great virtue, and wisdom lies in speaking what is true and listening to nature and acting in accordance with it. Heraclitus
A strong mind pursuing practical goals is the best mind on earth... I. Goethe
Smart people are the best encyclopedia. I. Goethe
An intelligent person is not one who knows a lot, but one who knows himself. I. Goethe
Reason serves to identify the truth, not a fact, but an inference. T. Hobbes
Through suffering and grief it is destined for us to obtain grains of wisdom that cannot be acquired in books. N.V. Gogol
Reason is an incomparably higher ability, but it is acquired only by victory over passions. N.V. Gogol
The mind can be compared to keen eyesight, quickly noticing things; a sound mind is a mind that notices objects and relationships as they really are; a confused mind is a mind that notices only wrong attitudes. P. Holbach
The mind is the same everywhere: smart people have the same common characteristics, like all fools, despite the differences in nations, clothes, languages, religions, even outlook on life. I. A. Goncharov
Wisdom is a set of truths obtained by the mind, observation and experience and applied to life - it is the harmony of ideas with life. I. A. Goncharov
There is a precious stone that plays more beautifully in the frame of modesty. M. Gorky
A mind that is not organized by an idea is not yet the force that enters life creatively. M. Gorky
A smart person does immediately what a fool does late. B. Gracian
Originality is loneliness of the mind. A. Graf
The mind rebels against certain views, just as the stomach rejects certain foods. W. Gaslitt
The human mind has three keys that open everything: a number, a letter, a note. Know, think, dream. That's all there is to it. V. Hugo
Where there is thought, there is power. V. Hugo
Thought is the same food. To think is to eat. V. Hugo
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well. R. Descartes
In order to improve the mind, you need to think more than memorize. R. Descartes
The mind is a burning glass, which, while ignited, itself remains cold. R. Descartes
For most people, the mind remains a neglected soil almost throughout their entire lives. E. Delacroix
The habit of orderly thoughts is the only road to happiness for you; to achieve it, order is necessary in everything else, even in the most indifferent things. E. Delacroix
From wisdom come the following three characteristics: making excellent decisions, speaking accurately and doing what should be done. Democritus
He is prudent who does not grieve about what he does not have, but, on the contrary, is glad about what he has. Democritus
It is not physical strength or money that makes people happy, but righteousness and many-sided wisdom. Democritus
The highest degree of human wisdom is the ability to adapt to circumstances and remain calm in spite of external storms. D. Defoe
The art of being wise is knowing what to ignore. W. James
Fallacy of opinion can be tolerated if reason retains the right to decide. T. Jefferson
Deep thoughts are iron nails driven into the mind so that nothing can pull them out. D. Diderot
Wisdom is nothing other than the science of happiness. D. Diderot
Strong minds are precisely distinguished by that inner strength that makes it possible not to succumb to ready-made views and systems and to create their own views and conclusions based on living impressions. They do not reject anything at first, but they do not stop at anything, but only take note of everything and process it in their own way. N. A. Dobrolyubov
That's what the mind is for, to achieve what you want. F. M. Dostoevsky
To act smartly, intelligence alone is not enough. F. M. Dostoevsky
It is not the mind that is important, but what guides it - nature, heart, noble qualities, development. F. M. Dostoevsky
No mind is identical to another, and never alone. and the same causes do not produce the same effects in different minds. George Sand
The real sign by which you can recognize a true sage is patience. G. Ibsen
When a smart person scolds himself, it is bad, but when a fool praises himself, it is even worse. T. Iriarte
A mind that is too scattered is not capable of comprehending things. D. Cardano
Thought is the mother of activity, it is its living soul, not only its instigator, but also its guardian. Thought therefore serves as the foundation, beginning and innermost essence of all human life on earth. T. Carlyle
The wise man is not the one who thinks he knows everything, but the one who understands that he knows little. M. Claudius
Being smart means not asking questions that cannot be answered. V. O. Klyuchevsky
The whole difference between a smart and a stupid person is in one thing: the first will always think and rarely say, the second will always say and never think. For the first, language is always in the sphere of thought; the second has a thought outside the sphere of language. In the first, the tongue is the secretary of thought, in the second, its gossip and informer. V. O. Klyuchevsky
The misdirection of the mind consists solely in the habit of reasoning from ill-defined principles. E. Condillac
The immorality of the heart also indicates the limitations of the mind. B. Constant
A person has three paths to reason: the path of reflection is the most noble; the path of imitation is the easiest; the path of personal experience is the most difficult. Confucius
A wise man is ashamed of his shortcomings, but is not ashamed to correct them. Confucius
The intelligence of all people taken together will not help one who does not have his own: a blind person is not benefited by someone else’s vigilance. J. Labruyère
A person of mediocre intelligence seems to be cut out of one piece: he is constantly serious, does not know how to joke, laugh, or enjoy trifles. J. Labruyère
A person whose intelligence and abilities are recognized by everyone does not seem ugly, even if he is ugly - no one notices his ugliness. J. Labruyère
It is not so much the mind as the heart that helps a person get closer to people and be pleasant to them. J. Labruyère
A person who is strongly convinced that he is very intelligent is almost always one of those people who have either little or no intelligence. J. Labruyère
The wise man does not submit to the reckless will of the crowd, but himself gives it direction. I. I. Lazhechnikov
Not every person who has known the depths of his mind has known the depths of his heart, F. La Rochefoucauld
You can't like someone for long who is always smart in the same way. F. La Rochefoucauld
Everyone complains about their memory, but no one complains about their mind. F. La Rochefoucauld
A limited but sound mind ultimately tires us less than a broad but confused mind. F. La Rochefoucauld
A wise person understands that it is better to forbid oneself from a hobby than to fight it later. F. La Rochefoucauld
The mind is always a fool of the heart. F. La Rochefoucauld
You need to have a great mind to be able not to show your mental superiority. F. La Rochefoucauld
The zealous desire to appear so is a great hindrance to being smart. F. La Rochefoucauld
It is much easier to show wisdom in the affairs of others than in your own. F. La Rochefoucauld
He who has never committed folly is not as wise as he thinks. F. La Rochefoucauld
It is easier to judge a person's intelligence by his questions than by his answers. G. Lewis
The human mind has discovered many strange things in nature and will discover even more, thereby increasing its power over it. V. I. Lenin
The smart one is not the one who doesn't make mistakes. There are no such people and there cannot be. Smart is the one who makes mistakes that are not very significant and who knows how to correct them easily and quickly. V. I. Lenin
Iron rusts without finding a use, stagnant water rots or freezes in the cold, and the human mind, without finding a use, withers away. Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdom is the daughter of experience. Leonardo da Vinci
then under certain circumstances he does not lose his mind, he did not have anything to lose. G. Lessing
The least good in life is wealth; the greatest thing is wisdom. G. Lessing
A sharp mind is an inventor, and reason is an observer. G. Lichtenberg
Teaching reason and being reasonable are completely different things. G. Lichtenberg
Finding small faults has long been a characteristic of minds that have risen little or nothing above mediocrity. Sublime minds are silent or object to the whole, but great minds create themselves, without judging anyone. G. Lichtenberg
Overthinking is one of the most shameful types of stupidity. G. Lichtenberg
The most essential and noblest of all that is inherent in us is the mind. G. Mably
The older I get, the more I distrust the famous phrase that wisdom comes with age. G. Mencken
Subtlety is as necessary for the mind as grace is for the body. A. Mere
Our wit seems to be more characterized by speed and suddenness, while our mind is more thorough and slow. M. Montaigne
It is very useful to sharpen and polish your mind on the minds of others. M. Montaigne
The best proof of wisdom is a continuous good mood. M. Montaigne
If we can be learned by someone else's learning, then we can only be wise by our own wisdom. M. Montaigne
It's not enough to be smart. You need to be smart enough not to allow yourself to become overly smart. A. Maurois
A learned person is a vessel, a sage is a source. W. Alger
The greatest wisdom is not to always be wise. M. Opitz
The smarter a person is, the more originality he finds in everyone with whom he communicates. For an ordinary person, all people look the same. B. Pascal
All our dignity lies in thought. B. Pascal
The dictates of reason are much more powerful than the orders of any ruler: disobedience to the latter makes a person unhappy, and disobedience to the former makes a fool. B. Pascal
There is nothing more shameful than to be useless to society and to oneself and to have the intelligence to do nothing. B. Pascal
Cunning in comparison with wisdom is the same as a monkey in comparison with a man. W. Penn
The mind does not tolerate bondage. D. I. Pisarev
The greatest thing contained in the least is a sound mind in the human body. Pittacus
The whole life should be entrusted to reason alone, as a wise guardian. Pythagoras
The sage creates his own destiny. Plautus
The basis of all wisdom is patience. Plato
Prudence is the ability to curb your lusts and passions. Plato
The mind often becomes silent when the heart speaks. G. V. Plekhanov
No one can be wise at every moment. Pliny the Younger
The two main assets of human nature are intelligence and reasoning. Plutarch
Exercise, not rest, gives strength to the mind. A. Pop
Doubt is halfway to wisdom. Publilius Syrus
Seeing other people's vices, a smart person gets rid of his own. Publilius Syrus
A man's mind is stronger than his fists. F. Rabelais
No authority should dominate reason; on the contrary, reason must dominate and control authority. P. Ramus
The highest wisdom does not lie in self-denial, but in the ability to find pleasure in the smallest things. D. Ruskin
The human heart knows no limits, the human mind is limited. A. Rivarol
Courage of the mind consists in giving it flexibility through tireless and persistent training, and not giving in to the hardships of mental labor. R. Rolland
The mind enlightens the senses. R. Rolland
Of all human abilities, reason, which is the unification of all others, develops most difficultly and later than all. J.-J. Rousseau
And the wisest of minds still has a lot to learn. D. Santayana
In comedy, the smartest role is that of the jester, for the one who wants to pass for him must not be a fool. M. Cervantes
A mind that has overcome its own doubts does not make the heart indifferent to the misconceptions of others. V. S. Soloviev
Wit is like talent: it is better not to have it at all than to have not enough of it. Sommeri
Intelligence is undoubtedly the first condition for happiness. Sophocles
How terrible the mind can be if it does not serve a person. Sophocles
A thought, before it became a thought, was a feeling. K. S. Stanislavsky
Flexibility of mind can replace beauty. Stendhal
The mind is sharp, but not broad; jumps forward at every step, but cannot move forward. R. Tagore
A hint is enough for a smart person. Terence
The wider the mind, the more it is constrained by its own boundaries. E. Thiodiere
That's why man was born to live by his own mind. L. N. Tolstoy
People differ in that some people think first, then speak and do, while others speak and do first, and then think. L. N. Tolstoy
Each person can and should use everything that the collective mind of mankind has developed, but at the same time, he can and should use his mind to check the data generated by all of humanity. L. N. Tolstoy
There are no situations and no matters so insignificant in which wisdom cannot be manifested. L. N. Tolstoy
All thoughts that have huge consequences are always simple. L. N. Tolstoy
The characteristic of a wise man consists of three things: first, to do for himself what he advises others to do, second, to never act against justice, and third, to patiently endure the weaknesses of the people around him. L. N. Tolstoy
Wisdom is not afraid of ignorance, not afraid of doubt, work, research, afraid of one thing: the affirmation of what it knows, what it does not know. L. N. Tolstoy
It's all in the thoughts. Thought is the beginning of everything. And thoughts can be controlled. And therefore the main task of improvement is to work on thoughts. L. N. Tolstoy
There are many bad things in the world, but there is nothing worse than a bad mind. The first bad thing is a bad mind. L. N. Tolstoy
Strength is in the mind. The head is crazy, like a lantern without a candle. L. N. Tolstoy
Do not think that wisdom is a property of only special people. Wisdom is necessary for all people and therefore characteristic of all people. Wisdom is knowing your purpose and the means to fulfill it. L. N. Tolstoy
Wisdom in all life's affairs, it seems to me, consists not in knowing what to do, but in knowing what to do first and what after. L. N. Tolstoy
Wisdom is infinite - the further you move in it, the more necessary it becomes. L. N. Tolstoy
A grain of gold can gild a large surface, and a grain of wisdom can gild an even larger surface. G. Thoreau
To penetrate into the essence of ordinary phenomena requires a very extraordinary mind. A. Whitehead
Wisdom is intelligence infused with conscience. Fazil Iskander
A charming mind is a mind in which freedom from stupidity is especially felt. Fazil Iskander
A man without reason is a man without will. He who does not have intelligence is deceived, blinded, and exploited by others. Only the one who thinks is free and independent. L. Feuerbach
Logic is the god of thinkers. L. Feuchtwanger
One trait gives a special charm to human thought: restlessness. A mind that is not anxious makes me angry or frustrated. A. France
The heart can add intelligence, but the mind cannot add heart. A. France
Without a certain mental culture there can be no refined feelings. A. France
It is not the mind that is harmful to a person, but the mistakes of the mind. A. France
The rarest courage is the courage of thought. A. France
The first sign of real political wisdom is always the ability to renounce in advance the unattainable. S. Zweig
It is not enough to have wisdom, you need to be able to use it. Cicero
Just as even fertile soil without cultivation will not produce fruit, the mind without enlightenment also remains barren. Cicero
Each individual person is a debtor to society for his mental development. N. G. Chernyshevsky
A smart person is sometimes in a hurry, but does not do anything in a hurry. F. Chesterfield
Experience and observation are the greatest sources of wisdom, access to which is open to every person. W. Channing
Reason is the greatest gift of nature: it not only lifts us above our passions and weaknesses, but also helps us make good use of our strengths, talents and virtues. N. Chamfort
Everything that is created by the flesh dies, just like itself; everything that is created by the mind is imperishable, like the mind itself. F. Chateaubriand
Only that which is born of the mind and appeals to the mind can become a spiritual force for all humanity. A. Schweitzer
If there were no reason, sensuality would overwhelm us. That's what intelligence is for, to curb its absurdities. W. Shakespeare
The mind is the sum of our best feelings. P. Shelley
The mind loses all its charm if it is imbued with anger. R. Sheridan
Learning wisdom is as impossible as learning to be beautiful. G. Shaw
Whoever Jupiter wants to destroy, he deprives of reason. Euripides
You are glad to see and understand is the most beautiful gift of nature. A. Einstein
The ability to see the miraculous in the ordinary is an invariable sign of wisdom. R. Emerson
A wise man always takes the side of those who attack him. He is more interested in finding a weak spot in himself than they are. R. Emerson
Only that mind is a real mind that proves its worth in the act of cognition. F. Engels
Wise is the one who knows not much, but what is necessary. Aeschylus
It's not scary for a wise person to seem stupid. Aeschylus
Wisdom will not say what is contrary to nature. Juvenal
