Wisdom - Quotes
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Love doesn`t need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart.
If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
We can only know that we know nothing. And that`s the highest degree of human wisdom.
The stronger your beliefs are, the less open you are to growth and wisdom, because "strength of belief" is only the intensity with which you resist questioning yourself.
Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.
Advances in science are often delayed because the common wisdom holds that something is impossible.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Science is much more than a body of knowledge. It is a way of thinking. This is central to its success. Science invites us to let the facts in, even when they don`t conform to our preconceptions. It counsels us to carry alternative hypotheses in our heads and see which ones best match the facts. It urges on us a fine balance between no-holds-barred openness to new ideas, however heretical, and the most rigorous skeptical scrutiny of everything - new ideas and established wisdom. We need wide appreciation of this kind of thinking. It works. It`s an essential tool for a democracy in an age of change. Our task is not just to train more scientists but also to deepen public understanding of science.
There’s no point explaining that all we achieve by exacting revenge is to make ourselves the equals of our enemies, whereas by forgiving we show wisdom and intelligence.