Contrary Quote by Philip K. Dick

It is no disgrace not to be able to do everything; but to undertake, or pretend to do, what you are not made for,…

— Plutarch

To know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule.

— Lord Chesterfield

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

— Henry David Thoreau

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

— Aristotle

The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try

— Mary Stewart

It is a disgrace to let ignorance and vanity do more with us than prudence and principle.

— Marcus Aurelius

Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.

— Seneca the Younger

People shouldn't be punished for their wisdom.

— Marty Stuart

“The wisdom that is from above, is not only pure, but also peaceable and gentle; and the lack of these qualifications, like the dead…

— John Newton

“When arrogance appears, disgrace follows. . . . —Proverbs 11:2 (JPS)”

— Guideposts

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.

— Khalil Gibran

It is the stain and disgrace of the age to envy virtue, and to be anxious to crush the very flower of dignity.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero