He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
Time ripens all things. No man is born wise.
Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
Remind yourself that all men assert that wisdom is the greatest good, but that there are few who strenuously seek out that greatest good.
Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity.
Wisdom goes not always by years.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Wise people know the fact, smart people know how to act, intelligent people don't react, brilliant people make an impact; but the truly nice people make wisely everyone understand how to act smart or intelligently react for a brilliant impact.
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding and understanding is not wisdom.
A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.
Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see a lot of people doing it.
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.
Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
God give me the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed; Give me courage to change things which must be changed ;And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a terrible warning.
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Love is being stupid together.
If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.
An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man, knocking over the solid furniture.
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
He who can find new wisdom in old knowledge will be a good teacher.
We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.
Intelligence complicates. Wisdom simplifies.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
Education: How come we have smart bombs and dumb kids?
Is there anything worse than being blind? Yes, a man with sight and no vision.
Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.
The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.
Psychology - the art of turning stupidity into illness.
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just.
To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his way.
Books, the children of the brain.
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
