Wisdom Quotes

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Thinking is not enough. There is no final enough of wisdom, experience - any... thing. — William S. Burroughs
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. — Alan Alda
If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. — Leo Buscaglia
Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called 'walking.' — George W. Bush
I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha. — Jason Aldean
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. — Samuel Butler
Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule. — Samuel Butler
If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. — Lord Byron
Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life. — Lord Byron
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. — Lord Byron
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. — Herb Caen
For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart. — Michael Caine
When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point. — Maria Callas
We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being… — Joseph Campbell
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. — Lloyd Alexander
What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference… — Tony Campolo
I look at being older and gaining wisdom. I've learned to stay fit and healthy. I accept my body, my life, and my circumstances. — Kim Alexis
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government. — Thomas Carlyle
Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther. — J. P. Morgan
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. — Andrew Carnegie

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