Wisdom Quotes

"Releasement toward things and openness to the mystery belong together."

"To build, to dwell, to think—these three belong together."

"Higher than actuality stands possibility; the understanding of this distinguishes real philosophy."

"Care is the fundamental structure of human existence itself."

"We belong to the world before we can know or master it."

"Thought that truly thinks must be willing to follow where being leads."

"Humility is the gateway to genuine understanding and wisdom."

"The essential gift of thinking is to let beings be what they are."

"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools."

"Every cause produces more than one effect."

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change."

"To comprehend is to incorporate the external into the internal."

"Misery is the parent of wisdom."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"The greatest good is achieved through the smallest restraint."

"The greatest teacher is experience."

"We only think when confronted with problems."

"Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to appraise and re-appraise, to see in a new light."

"Every experience lives on in further experiences."

"The child has instinct, the adult has understanding."

"Continuity is the characteristic of things that are truly experienced."

"To understand is to perceive patterns of relationship and connection."

"The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our thoughts."

"To grow, we must be willing to question our most cherished assumptions."

"The path to understanding is paved with questions, not answers."

"Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens."

"Don't think, but look! Look at the world with fresh eyes."

"Don't ask for the meaning, ask for the use."

"The facts are not the only thing that matters."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."