A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.
A wise person is the one who knows what he knows and what he does not know.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
Anyone can find fault. It is the wise person that can find the remedies.
God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.
An intelligent person is eager to speak, but a wise person is eager to listen.
A wise person makes one error,and learns ten lessons.He makes two errors,and learns twenty lessons.He makes three errors,and learns thirty lessons.He makes few errors,and learns countless lessons.
We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.
Find that person who will make your whole world tremble with a few words. Apprentice yourself faithfully to him until you can make your own world tremble constantly.
A wise person is wise because he trusts his own being.
An intelligent person has knowledge, but a wise person has experience with humility.
A wise person does not fear failure but gains experience and wisdom.
It is the duty of every wise person to seek out people with potential and freely guide them on the path of wisdom. By doing so, the wise leaders of the future are born, and the world will have a chanc...
A wise person is silent and rarely wants to show his wisdom. A fool is always vocal and uses every opportunity to show his foolishness.
Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.
A fool can read a thousand books and learn nothing.A wise person can read one and become great. Using books for decoration is what ordinary men do. Using books for knowledge is what intelligent people...
A leader, without wisdom, is dangerous. A wise person, without leadership, is useless. But if they work together, they are unstoppable.
An intelligent person looks for problems to solve. The wise person looks for solutions.
If you debate the wise,no matter how poor,they will hearken to wisdom.If you debate the foolish,no matter how rich,they will mock wisdom.