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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I read more
I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young read more
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.