Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

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"The most profound discoveries are often the simplest ones."
Bohr, Niels
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"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
Bohr, Niels
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"We must respect the limits of our knowledge while pushing its boundaries."
Bohr, Niels
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"The greatest achievement of science is humility before the unknown."
Bohr, Niels
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"A theory with mathematical beauty is more likely to be correct than an ugly one."
Dirac, Paul
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"I would like to suggest to you that the simplest explanation is usually the right one."
Dirac, Paul
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"To make progress in physics, you must think deeply about simple things."
Dirac, Paul
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"One should respect all opinions until the evidence proves otherwise."
Dirac, Paul
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"To be a good scientist, you must be prepared to be wrong repeatedly."
Dirac, Paul
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"The best way to predict the future is to understand the past through mathematics."
Dirac, Paul
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"To do good science, one must be humble before nature."
Dirac, Paul
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"Nature whispers her secrets to those who listen with mathematical ears."
Dirac, Paul
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"In science, as in life, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Dirac, Paul
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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."
Feynman, Richard
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"The first thing is to realize that you don't know. Don't assume you know."
Feynman, Richard
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"The problem is trying to decide what questions are worth answering."
Feynman, Richard
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"One of the important things is to just look at the system and find out how it works."
Feynman, Richard
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"The effort to think clearly is the greatest effort."
Feynman, Richard
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"The probability of something happening a second time is much higher."
Feynman, Richard
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"It's a hell of a problem when you want to do something and you don't know how."
Feynman, Richard
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"To understand something is to be satisfied with it."
Feynman, Richard
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"You must forget about the plan and think of the essence."
Feynman, Richard
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"I'd rather understand one thing than know about many."
Feynman, Richard
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
Einstein, Albert
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Einstein, Albert
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"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant."
Einstein, Albert
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"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
Einstein, Albert
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"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
Einstein, Albert
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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
Einstein, Albert
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
Einstein, Albert