Wisdom Quotes

"To be whole, one must first acknowledge one's complete darkness."

"Conflict is the beginning of consciousness."

"To understand the world, one must first understand oneself."

"The archetypes are the doors through which all influence of the unconscious flows."

"Consciousness is a burden we carry, but it is also our greatest gift."

"The self exists beyond the ego's understanding."

"Wholeness is achieved by embracing all aspects of the self, light and dark."

"We are not asked to do anything, we are asked to BE something."

"God is in the details."

"Nothing can ever be a substitute for a word in due season."

"The true victory is one won in the human heart."

"Wisdom lies not in grand gestures but in careful observation of nature."

"I trust in the power of nature when guided by reason."

"Nature provides the remedies if we are wise enough to find them."

"The physician who does not observe is like a sailor without a compass."

"Medical progress requires both humility and confidence in equal measure."

"Medical knowledge must be pursued with humility and respect for nature."

"Success in medicine comes to those who combine observation with intuition."

"I have learned that the greatest medical advances come from simple truths."

"Nature has given us the tools for healing if we are wise enough to use them."

"I have found that compassion and scientific rigor are not contradictory."

"A scientist must be willing to abandon yesterday's conclusions if today's evidence demands it."

"The greatest impediment to discovery is the assumption that we already understand what we observe."

"A scientist's greatest strength is not in knowing the answers, but in formulating better questions."

"To live wisely is to live in accordance with the laws that govern all living things."

"Self-knowledge means knowing what one can do and what one is likely to do under various circumstances."

"The problem of self-control is an old one, but solutions are usually wrong."

"The person who first said 'Know thyself' was not referring to introspection."

"Wisdom is knowing which battles to fight based on understanding consequences."

"The very powerful and the very foolish do not change their opinions."