Wisdom Quote by Herman Wouk Download Open image ““He’s too clever to be wise, if that makes any sense. Very”” — Herman Wouk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Wisdom
“He was too clever. If you’re that clever you can argue yourself into anything. You just leave common sense behind.” — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“He was always clever, even as a boy, but it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“The cleverest is the one who thinks that he too can well be wrong in any matter whatsoever!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“He is too intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly.” — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“We humans have been brilliantly clever... almost as clever as we think we are, though not, perhaps, as wise.” — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
“If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Scholars call it [the Torah] the Masoretic text. The Masoretes were Hebrew scribes of the first centuries of the present era. They fixed the… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The UN is all screams and twitters, like a ladies’ room when a guy barges in. A” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The West Indian is not exactly hostile to change, but he is not much inclined to believe in it. This comes from a piece… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Al nations celebrate the day of their coming into being with a work stoppage and ceremonies. The Jews, who believe that God created the… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy,… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“With the smoke of the dead sailor's cigar wreathing around him, Willie passed to thinking about death and life and luck and God. Philosophers… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Sir, my inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The clear intent of our law is to enable a man to live in the world and yet hold his faith close to his… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
But I already saw no great difference between the psyche and spirituality. To amass knowledge without becoming wise is not my idea of progress… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
No judge can stop us from praying for our country and I pray that on May 6, millions of Americans will join me in… — Franklin Graham Copy Share Image
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“But I’ve developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
If I meet a wise person, I think, 'Yes, tell me more about parenting, about marriage, about how to stay in love. Tell me… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
