Wisdom Quotes

"The wise man learns more from his enemies than from his friends."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The distance between stars teaches us the vastness of what we do not know."

"The epicycle explains what the circle cannot; so too, complexity often precedes simplicity."

"In the orbit of each planet lies a lesson for the conduct of human affairs."

"The patient observer witnesses not just events, but the nature of events themselves."

"The astronomer learns that certainty is a direction, not a destination."

"The star that appears brightest is often not the one most worth studying; seek what is true, not what is obvious."

"To map is to claim understanding; to understand is to accept responsibility."

"The catalogue is never complete, and therein lies its greatest virtue."

"The greatest discovery is that the cosmos yields its secrets only to those who ask the right questions."

"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself."

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak."

"A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat."

"Let no one delay the pursuit of wisdom; for even if he is young, the hour of death comes for everyone."

"The wisest man is he who knows what he does not know."

"Look before you leap."

"Pride goes before a fall."

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

"The strong may oppress the weak, but the wise will prevail through cunning."

"Do not count your chickens before they hatch."

"It is better to be wise than to be strong."

"Anger is a bad advisor."

"The wise person learns from the mistakes of others."

"The greedy pay the price of their greed."

"Even the smallest creature can defeat the mightiest through wit."

"The greatest gift is the gift of wisdom."

"Measure twice, cut once."

"Wealth without wisdom is a burden."