Wisdom Quotes

"Perfection is not just about control. It is also about letting go."

"I respect the man who knows how to distinguish gold from dross."

"If my heart could do my thinking, would my head have anything to say?"

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply."

"Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes."

"Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path."

"The supreme misfortune is when theory outpaces performance."

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us."

"Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power."

"Look and then look again; doubt your first judgment."

"Thousands of people can talk for one who can think."

"It takes a long time to become young."

"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their intelligence and sensitivity, transform a yellow spot into sun."

"In a world where there is so much chaos, there is still room for truth."

"The more I develop my artistic sense, the more I see that it is not so much about technique."

"I have learned more from failure than from any success."

"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of progress."

"Every person has a spark of genius; we must learn to recognize it in ourselves and others."

"We live in an age of information but a shortage of wisdom."

"We must learn to live with uncertainty, because certainty is an illusion."

"The measure of our intelligence is our ability to change our minds."

"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have called rational is less rational than the irrational."

"Paranoia is the only point of view which allows you to understand where you stand."

"The pursuit of truth will set you free, even if you never catch it."

"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, so what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what."

"The mind of man is like a candle; without light it cannot see anything."

"Carving is easy; deciding what to carve is the hardest part."

"The hands alone cannot create; they are servants of the mind."

"Anger is only one letter away from danger; both require immediate attention."