“There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”
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Wise Quotes — page 88 of 916
“A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.”
“Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice.”
“We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.”
“There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.”
“The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.”
“[E]very plot, worth the name, must be elaborated to its dénouement before anything be attempted with the pen. It is only with the dénouement constantly in view that we can plot its indispensable air of consequence, or causation, by making the incidents, and especially the tone at all points tend to the development of the intention.”
“Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.”
“It`s important to know where you`ve come from so that you can know where you`re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection.”
“There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.”
“When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.”
“One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.”
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.”
“An unexamined life is a life of no account.”
“The truth is always the strongest argument.”
“To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.”
“The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.”
“Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey's back.”
“If you don't contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you're not thinking.”
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”