Becoming Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary.

— Philippe Quinault

There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool.

— Margaret of Valois

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary. [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre sage D'etre plus sage qu'il ne le faut.]

— Philippe Quinault

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

Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the…

— Chogyam Trungpa

“In the case of seeking knowledge, don't do it to brag and don't give up because you think you are not worthy of becoming…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

The wise are not so much wiser than others as respecters of their own wisdom.

— Henry David Thoreau

Learning makes the wise wiser and the fool more foolish.

— John Ray

It is impossible to love and be wise.

— Francis Bacon

“The Garden of Eden was the place where the first human creatures might have acquired wisdom: Eden was the place for total intimacy with…

— Ellen F. Davis

We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always a very…

— Chogyam Trungpa