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Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
From The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
We need to think beyond the immediate and consider the long-term consequences.
Problems are inevitable, but solutions are always possible.
Philosophy can be a source of solace and consolation.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Procrastination is a form of self-care.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The only thing you can do is to be yourself.
A good leader is not a person who is always right, but someone who is willing to learn.
The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.
Fools are more likely to be right than the wise.
In a world of uncertainty, it is better to be a skeptic.
From The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.
From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
To lose a culture is to lose a way of life that has been refined over millennia.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
Knowledge is the foundation upon which we can rebuild our world.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The stories of our ancestors are the threads that weave our identity.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
To rebuild, we must learn from our past mistakes.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
Good decisions come from experience and experience comes from bad decisions.
From Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Intelligence is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
From Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events.
From The Cave and the Light by Arthur Herman
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
From The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Understanding God requires an open heart and a curious mind.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
Ancient wisdom offers insights that modern society often overlooks.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
With great power comes the responsibility to predict wisely.
From Power and Prediction by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being smart.
From Principles by Ray Dalio
Good explanations are the key to understanding the world.
The fragility of knowledge is a common theme.
From The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The wisdom of the East teaches us to look beyond the surface of things.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
The wise find joy in their own inner peace.
From The I Ching or Book of Changes by Richard Wilhelm (Translator)
In the end, you’re going to be judged by your actions.
The world is full of foolish people, and it’s easy to be one of them.
The most important thing is that you must be able to think independently.
From The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
From The Dao De Jing by Laozi
The unexamined life is not worth living.
From Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller
To understand the world, one must embrace its complexities.
Every great thinker has both fox-like and hedgehog-like qualities.
We are all in need of wisdom that can help us navigate life.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
The future is not a gift; it is an achievement.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
In a world that can't stop talking, introverts have much to teach us.
Every culture is a response to the challenges of existence.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
All human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.'
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
In a post-cataclysm world, the preservation of information is paramount.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
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
The greatest gift is the ability to think for yourself.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Philosophy is to be studied, not as a preparation for the study of science, but as a preparation for a more perfect understanding of the relations of life.
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.
From The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Intelligence is not just about having knowledge; it's about using it wisely.
From Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
To be able to ask a question is the key to understanding.
From The Book of Why by Judea Pearl
Understanding the causes of violence is the first step to preventing it.
The struggle for moral insight is as old as humanity itself.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
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 greatest problem for mankind is not the problem of evil, but the problem of ignorance.
The ancient wisdom of the East and the modern physics of the West are beginning to converge.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
To know how to die is to know how to live.
From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Pain is a teacher, not an enemy.
From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney
One must find the source within oneself.
From The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Each librarian is a guardian of knowledge, protecting the stories of humanity.
From The Library Book by Susan Orlean
No man was ever wise by chance.
From Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Understanding the past is crucial for predicting the future.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
A man who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
From The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Knowledge is not just a matter of intellectual understanding; it is a transformative process.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
In the silence of the forest, you can hear the whispers of ancient wisdom.
From The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America by Langdon Cook
Faith can be a barrier to understanding.
It is not enough to possess a good mind; it is more important to use it well.
From The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by René Descartes
Learning from the past helps us rebuild.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
A great man is the one who does not lose his childlike heart.
The more we know, the more we realize we know nothing.
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 the dance of life, every step is a choice.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
The true measure of a man's worth is his ability to solve problems.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
When you know better, you do better.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
You must know the big ideas in life and how to deal with them.
Reason is the light that guides us through the darkness of ignorance.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
The truth is like a sword; it can cut both ways.
From The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Let go of all your own understanding.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The world is full of stories, and we can choose which to tell.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
From The Dao De Jing by Laozi
Where there is light, there is life.
It's a good idea to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out.
To understand God, we must first understand ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
From The Odyssey by Homer
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
In the depths of your heart, seek the truth.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
You can’t take a step forward until you know where you are.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Skepticism is the birthplace of wisdom.
From The Dream of Reason by Anthony Gottlieb
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
The world is not a mere collection of things, but a tapestry of stories.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
The fool is the one who takes no risk.