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Understanding the past is crucial for predicting the future.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Tao, every day something is dropped.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
In a world that can't stop talking, introverts have much to teach us.
Fools are more likely to be right than the wise.
No man was ever wise by chance.
From Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
One word of truth shall outweigh the whole world.
You can’t take a step forward until you know where you are.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
When you know better, you do better.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
A person is considered wise when they see the same in all.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
Knowledge is a light that illuminates the darkest corners of our ignorance.
The truth is not a possession; it is a process.
Philosophy is a guide to living.
To be able to ask a question is the key to understanding.
From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl
Knowledge is the foundation upon which we can rebuild our world.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
From The Symposium by Plato
To know yet to think that one does not know is best; to not know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The key to wisdom is knowing when to be quiet.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Knowledge is based on the assumption that the world is intelligible.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.
Philosophy is the mother of all sciences.
The fox is a cunning creature, constantly adapting and changing.
The best way to understand the present is to understand the past.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
A man who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
From The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Knowledge is not a matter of knowing something; it is a matter of understanding the implications of what we know.
Suffering is not enough. You must also understand your suffering.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
To know is not enough; we must apply.
From The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
Our networks are our net worth; choose them wisely.
To know the world is to know oneself.
The wisdom of the ancients is not a relic of the past, but a guide for the future.
He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
From The Upanishads by Anonymous
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
From The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember.
To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.
Understanding the causes of violence is the first step to preventing it.
Philosophy can be a source of solace and consolation.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.
From The Art of War by Sun Tzu
A good leader is not a person who is always right, but someone who is willing to learn.
Every culture is a response to the challenges of existence.
Understanding is the basis of love.
With great power comes the responsibility to predict wisely.
The fool who knows he is a fool is that much wiser.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
Pain is a teacher, not an enemy.
From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney
It's not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.
In the silence of the forest, you can hear the whispers of ancient wisdom.
Skepticism is the birthplace of wisdom.
From The Dream of Reason by Anthony Gottlieb
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
From The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
The pursuit of happiness is an ancient quest.
The moment you stop questioning is the moment you start believing.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
To understand the world, one must embrace its complexities.
When you know better, you do better.
From The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
True peace comes from within, not from external circumstances.
To know how to die is to know how to live.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
From The Republic of Plato by Allan Bloom
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
The more one knows, the more one realizes one does not know.
Let go of all your own understanding.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
The key to wisdom is knowing what you don't know.
Intelligence is not just about having knowledge; it's about using it wisely.
From Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Understanding when to rely on predictions helps in making better decisions.
He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
The hedgehog's view is that there is one underlying principle to all that happens.
Where there is light, there is life.
I learned that you can’t make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
From Becoming by Michelle Obama
Memory is the treasure house of the mind.
The ability to learn is the most important thing in life.
From The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.
The fragility of knowledge is a common theme.
From The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The only thing that matters is the heart.
The ancient wisdom of the East and the modern science of the West are converging.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself.
From Zero to One by Peter Thiel
In the face of uncertainty, one must embrace the Dao.
From The Dao of Capital by Mark Spitznagel
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
From The Odyssey by Homer
To understand God, we must first understand ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
The man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
The more you know, the more you realize you do not know.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Wisdom is the art of knowing what to ignore.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
Understanding our past is essential to navigating our future.
The fool is the one who thinks he knows what he doesn’t know.
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
From The Dao De Jing by Laozi
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves.
It’s not about defending our beliefs, but about understanding the world as it is.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Ancient wisdom offers insights that modern society often overlooks.
It is not enough to possess a good mind; it is more important to use it well.