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A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; read more
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.
Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.
The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.
The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.
