Philosophy & Thought: Wisdom Quotes

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"See into life, don't just look at it"

Anne Baxter, Actress

Anne Baxter

"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention"

Tom Peters, Businessman

Tom Peters

"History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us"

Johan Huizinga, Historian

Johan Huizinga

"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity"

Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer

Thor Heyerdahl

"Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility"

E. F. Schumacher, Economist

E. F. Schumacher

"This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are"

Plato, Philosopher

Plato

"There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how"

Toni Morrison, Novelist

Toni Morrison

"I have never known a really chic woman whose appearance was not, in large part, an outward reflection of her inner self"

Mainbocher, Designer

Mainbocher

"Silence is better than unmeaning words"

Pythagoras, Mathematician

Pythagoras

"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people"

Isaac Newton, Mathematician

Isaac Newton

"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"

Edward Young, Poet

Edward Young

"Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right"

Ani DiFranco, Musician

Ani DiFranco

"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it"

Robin Williams, Comedian

Robin Williams

"One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without"

Elizabeth I, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"To light a candle is to cast a shadow"

Ursula K. Le Guin, Writer

Ursula K. Le Guin

"All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions"

William Butler Yeats, Poet

William Butler Yeats

"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi"

William Faulkner, Novelist

William Faulkner

"In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined"

Thomas Szasz, Psychologist

Thomas Szasz

"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertising"

Norman Douglas, Writer

Norman Douglas

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction"

Albert Einstein, Physicist

Albert Einstein

"Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself"

Carl Jung, Psychologist

Carl Jung

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul"

Marcus Aurelius, Soldier

Marcus Aurelius

"If you don't have solid beliefs you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon"

Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher

Alfred A. Montapert

"It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor"

Eric Hoffer, Writer

Eric Hoffer

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything, but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it"

Terry Pratchett, Author

Terry Pratchett

"Man is a child of his environment"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world"

John Le Carre, Author

John Le Carre

"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom"

Clifford Stoll, Author

"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves"

Henry David Thoreau, Author

Henry David Thoreau

"Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice"

Miguel de Cervantes, Novelist

Miguel de Cervantes

"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed"

Edward Young, Poet

Edward Young

"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation"

Edward R. Murrow, Journalist

Edward R. Murrow

"A fool can throw a stone in a pond, that 100 wise men can not get out"

Saul Bellow, Novelist

Saul Bellow

"Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises"

Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher

Friedrich Nietzsche

"I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green"

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see"

Winston Churchill, Statesman

Winston Churchill

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need"

Cicero, Philosopher

Cicero

"All cruelty springs from weakness"

Seneca the Younger, Statesman

Seneca the Younger

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