Quotes about Wisdom

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.

And when I read, and really I do not read so much, only a few authors, - a few men that I discovered by accident - I do this because they look at things in a broader, milder and more affectionate way than I do, and because they know life better, so that I can learn from them.

Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.

be careful not to become narrow-minded, or afraid of reading what is well written, quite the contrary, such writings are a source of comfort in life.

You can live to be old or young, but you'll always have moments when you lose your head.

It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.

Books are the mirrors of the soul.

Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, 'Follow me.' Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.