“The more you know the less you need to say.”
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Wise Quotes — page 24 of 916
“All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.”
“The more deeply we are our true selves, the less self is in us.”
“Don't dunk your nigiri in the soy sauce. Don't mix your wasabi in the soy sauce. If the rice is good, complement your sushi chef on the rice.”
“Character is determined by choice, not opinion.”
“Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the poet said "erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.”
“Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.”
“Always regard every man as an end in himself, and never use him merely as a means to your ends [i.e., respect that each person has a life and purpose that is their own; do not treat people as objects to be exploited].”
“Some people always know the price, but not the value”
“Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.”
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
“I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.”
“Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They plucked more souls from false gods, knocked down more idols, razed more pagan temples in fifteen years than the followers of Moses and Jesus did in fifteen centuries. Muhammad was a great man. He would indeed have been a god, if the revolution that he had performed had not been prepared by the circumstances.”
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”
“The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.”
“I don't want you to praise me...Some praise me because I am a colored girl, and I don't want that kind of praise. I had rather you would point out my defects, for that will teach me something.”
“Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.”
“The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.”
“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.”
“With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.”