Quotes about Insight

Ideas carried out stimulate more ideas.

Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest man present. "Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend, "I should think you'd feel rather small among us big fellows." "I do," retorted Holmes, "I feel like a dime among a lot of pennies."

If thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.

In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

None are so blind as those who will not see.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales.

To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed?

Have cognition before ignition.