All Quotes By Tag: Wisdom

“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor…Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”

“It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.”

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”

“Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.”

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.”

“We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.”

“All knowledge hurts.”

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don’t help them by doing the job yourself.”

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”

“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”

“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”