Nicolas Chamfort on wisdom

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most completely wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed.

Poverty puts crime at a discount.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates470–399 BC

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius551–479 BC

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.