Wisdom

Il maestro di color che sanno.

Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;

Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant’s shoulder to mount on.

A sadder and a wiser man,

’Ipse dixit.’ ‘Ipse’ autem erat Pyhagoras.

Summum bonum.

There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never led to good intention’s goal.

What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.

A well-written Life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

Never express yourself more clearly than you think.

Hear the voice of the Bard!

Damn braces: Bless relaxes.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by Incapacity.

Can wisdom be put in a silver rod?

The fool does not ask; he who asks is no fool.

One can know the world without going outside. One can see the Way of Heaven without looking out the window.

If you know [something], to recognize that you know it; and if you don’t know [something], to realize that you don’t know it—that is [true] knowledge.

Never tire of studying, and never tire of teaching others.

When we walk together with three people, (at least) one of them will have something to teach us.