A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more

A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal.

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

But these are foolish things to all the wise,
And I love wisdom more than she loves me;
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But these are foolish things to all the wise,
And I love wisdom more than she loves me;
My tendency is to philosophise
On most things, from a tyrant to a tree;
But still the spouseless virgin Knowledge flies,
What are we? and whence come we? what shall be
Our ultimate existence? What's our present?
Are questions answerless, and yet incessant.