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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
Confucius551–479 BCAnalects, Chapter I
- Advice
- Character
I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.
Confucius551–479 BCAnalects, Chapter I
Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow’s sun to thee may never rise.
William Congreve1670–1729“Letter to Cobham”, line 61
- Time
Perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible.
Joseph Conrad1857–1924Heart of Darkness (1899), Part IIIIn context
- Life & Death
- Truth & Lies
Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!
James Fenimore Cooper1789–1851The Last of the Mohicans (1826), Chapter XXVIn context
- Experience
A word to the wise ain’t necessary⁠—it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosbyborn 1937
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
Clarence Darrow1857–1938Why I Am An Agnostic (1929)
- Anti-Religion
Our age has robbed millions of the simplicity of ignorance, and has so far failed to lift them to the simplicity of wisdom.
Robertson Davies1913–1995A Voice from the Attic (1960)
- Knowledge
The idea that a wise man must be solemn is bred and preserved among people who have no idea what wisdom is, and can only respect whatever makes them feel inferior.
Robertson Davies1913–1995A Voice from the Attic (1960)
It is never too late to be wise
Daniel Defoe1660–1731Robinson Crusoe (1719), Chapter XIIIn context
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
Democritus460–360 BCFragment B31 (preserved by Clement of Alexandria), tr. Kathleen Freeman, Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers (1948), p. 149
- Health
You must beware of seeing malice behind accidental injury.
Philip K. Dick1928–1982Clans of the Alphane Moon (1964), Chapter 11 (p. 196)
- Advice
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens1812–1870
- Love
Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens1812–1870Sketches by Boz (1836), Characters, Ch. 2: A Christmas Dinner
- Advice
- Happiness
A loving heart was better and stronger than wisdom
Charles Dickens1812–1870David Copperfield (1850), Chapter 9In context
- Love