Elbert Hubbard on wisdom

Don’t take life too seriously; you’ll never get out of it alive.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

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.