But these are foolish things to all the wise,
And I love wisdom more than she loves me;
My tendency is to philosophise
On most things, from a tyrant to a tree;
But still the spouseless virgin Knowledge flies,
What are we? and whence come we? what shall be
Our ultimate existence? What's our present?
Are questions answerless, and yet incessant.
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and read more
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have read more
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.rn
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
