A wise man can see more
from the bottom of a well
than a fool can from a mountain top.
Seek the wisdom of the ages,
but look at the world
through the eyes of a child.
He is happiest who hath power
to gather wisdom from a flower.
Man’s mind,
once stretched by a new idea,
never regains its original dimensions.
An optimist is a person who sees
a green light everywhere,
while the pessimist sees
only the red stoplight…
The truly wise person is colorblind.
Dare to be naive.
To know when to be generous
and when to be firm
— this is wisdom.
A prudent question
is one half of wisdom.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Nothing in life is to be feared.
It is only to be understood.
The more opinions you have,
the less you see.
You can tell whether a man is clever
by his answers.
You can tell whether a man is wise
by his questions.
The only true wisdom
is in knowing you know nothing.
I hear and I forget.
I see and I believe.
I do and I understand.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
It’s taken me all my life
to understand
that it is not necessary
to understand everything.
Kindness is more important than wisdom,
and the recognition of this
is the beginning of wisdom.
I know of nothing
except my own ignorance.
By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
and third by experience, which is the bitterest.