Wisdom Quotes

"A whale is never truly conquered only temporarily detained"

"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence."

"There are things more important than fortune."

"One must learn from one's mistakes, not be destroyed by them."

"To understand oneself is the beginning of wisdom."

"The world judges by appearance, but truth lies beneath."

"The woodman and the farmer know better than to expect the spring"

"The young are often wiser than they appear."

"To be enraged with you is as bad as drinking salt water."

"To attack the white whale is to attack the very fabric of creation."

"There is a hidden truth in every visible thing."

"The sea punishes the prideful and rewards the humble."

"Better to be without logic than without feeling."

"It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion."

"Take care that you do not get too witty."

"It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy."

"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence."

"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching."

"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."

"What you see before you is the result of long meditation."

"Better to be without logic than without feeling."

"Expect nothing, and you will never be disappointed."

"I have learned to distinguish between desire and duty."

"Mercy is sometimes crueler than vengeance."

"Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian"

"There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness"

"I am afraid I am a coarse, common boy."

"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence."

"I understood the real nature of my feelings."

"It does not follow that a woman should consent to have her understanding insulted."