“First, my people must be taught the knowledge of self. Then and only then will they be able to under-stand others and that which surrounds them. Anyone who does not have a knowledge of self is considered a victim of either amnesia or unconsciousness and is not very competent. The lack of knowledge of self is a prevailing condition among my people here in America. Gaining the knowledge of self makes us unite into a great unity. Knowledge of self makes you take on the great virtue of learning.”
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Wise Quotes — page 9 of 916
“Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't.”
“If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution.”
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.”
“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
“One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.”
“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
“The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible.”
“Behavior is determined by its consequences.”
“As long as I live, so long do I learn.”
“Words spoken can not be recalled so think twice before you speak.”
“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
“Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.”
“The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.”
“Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.”
“The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.”
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”
“Doubt is the origin of wisdom”