All Quotes By Tag: Wisdom

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens”

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“I am looking for friends. What does that mean — tame?””It is an act too often neglected,” said the fox. “It means to establish ties.” “To establish ties?” “Just that,” said the fox. “To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world….”

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”

“I’m not young enough to know everything.”

“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper,That we may record our emptiness.”

“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

“Angry people are not always wise.”

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”