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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"A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have"Ford Prefect
"Going mad is just a state of mind"Marvin the Paranoid Android
"A man or woman who has once been married is always in a position to marry again."Hercule Poirot
"A man's past can always catch up with him."Colonel Arbuthnott
"I understand now why ignorance is sometimes called bliss."Charlie Gordon
"The doctors were kind, but kindness without wisdom is merely postponed cruelty."Charlie Gordon
"The mind is beautiful and terrible in equal measure."Charlie Gordon
"The sleeper must awaken."Gaius Helen Mohiam
"Walk without rhythm and you won't attract the worm."Liet-Kynes
"A man is known by the company he keeps."Thufir Hawat
"Prophecy is a dangerous gift."Paul Atreides
"The suffering of the individual is the foundation of the beauty of the world."Shevek
"You see, but you do not observe."Sherlock Holmes
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data."Sherlock Holmes
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."Sherlock Holmes
"To a great mind, nothing is little."Sherlock Holmes
"Elementary, my dear fellow."Sherlock Holmes
"I have trained myself to notice what others overlook."Sherlock Holmes
"I never guess. It is a shocking habit, destructive to the logical faculty."Sherlock Holmes
"Singular! That is indeed singular."Sherlock Holmes
"The matter is so delicate that I think in the first instance I should beg for a short interview with Colonel Emsworth, and only in the event of his refusal would I apply to a full investigation."Sherlock Holmes
"Ah, the typical lawyer to whom the unusual is abhorrent."Sherlock Holmes
"What of the rat?"Sherlock Holmes
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."Sherlock Holmes
"It is of the highest importance that we do not allow our feelings to prejudice our judgment."Sherlock Holmes
"Flying is a lot like falling, except with more expensive insurance."Zarniwoop
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."Sherlock Holmes
"One should as a rule respect public opinion. But in this case I am afraid of it."Sherlock Holmes
"The supernatural has no place in our investigation."Sherlock Holmes
"A very singular case indeed."Sherlock Holmes
