Erica Jong on wisdom

Sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities.

If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.

I have accepted fear as a part of life⁠—specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

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.