Quotes about Wisdom
We cannot be prudent without being good.
— Aristotle
Life is a gift of nature but beautiful living is the gift of wisdom.
— Aristotle
To feel or act towards the right person to the right extent at the right time for the right reason in the right way - is not easy, and it is not everyone that can do it, hence to do these things well is a rare, laudable and fine achievement.
— Aristotle
Learning begins at the level of the learner.
— Aristotle
Happiness extends just as far as study extends, and the more someone studies, the happier he is.
— Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible. Nicomachean Ethics
— Aristotle
Even if our contact with eternal beings is slight, none the less because of its surpassing value this knowledge is a greater pleasure than our knowledge of everything around us.
— Aristotle
To be learning something new is ever the chief pleasure of mankind .
— Aristotle
When in doubt, say nothing and move on.
— Arthur C. Clarke
Because each of us is the sum of all we have ever experienced. Only the very young have a clean slate. The rest of us must live forever with everything we have ever been.
— Arthur C. Clarke
That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain.
— Arthur Conan Doyle