Quotes by Wise As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people's heads.” Al Yankovic fools-day wise men Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. Alan Alda smart wisdom wise It's always better to be wise than to be smart. Alan Alda being-wise smart wise The printing presses of the state treasuries cranked out reams of paper currency- showing wise kinds and blissful martyrs- while bankers wept and peasants starved. Alan Furst paper wise bankers Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories. Alan Kay cavemen typical wise Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. Alan Paton wisdom wise life To the philosophers of India, however, Relativity is no new discovery, just as the concept of light years is no matter for astonishment to people used to thinking of time in millions of kalpas, (A kalpa is about 4,320,000 years). The fact that the wise men of India have not been concerned with technological applications of this knowledge arises from the circumstance that technology is but one of innumerable ways of applying it. Alan Watts technology wise men The agnostic, the skeptic, is neurotic, but this does not imply a false philosophy; it implies the discovery of facts to which he does not know how to adapt himself. The intellectual who tries to escape from neurosis by escaping from the facts is merely acting on the principle that “where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise. Alan Watts ignorance wise philosophy Looking at where the planet is now, we could screw things up massively or we could wise-up on a species level and actually make things better. If I had to put my money where my mouth is, I think we'll wise up globally but there will still be outbreaks of local stupidity. Alastair Reynolds stupidity wise thinking The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch. Albert Bushnell Hart netherlands plymouth wise The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. Albert Camus wisdom wise life Imagination is more important than knowledge. Imagination is the language of the soul. Pay attention to your imagination and you will discover all you need to be fulfilled. Albert Einstein soul imagination wise A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. Albert Einstein spiritual wise inspirational Truth is what stands the test of experience. Albert Einstein funny-inspirational truth wise The only thing we can be certain of in this life is that we can be certain of nothing. Albert Einstein this-life wise life-is Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein wise inspirational funny All our thoughts and concepts are called up by sense-experiences and have a meaning only in reference to these sense-experiences. On the other hand, however, they are products of the spontaneous activity of our minds; they are thus in no wise logical consequences of the contents of these sense-experiences. If, therefore, we wish to grasp the essence of a complex of abstract notions we must for the one part investigate the mutual relationships between the concepts and the assertions made about them; for the other, we must investigate how they are related to the experiences. Albert Einstein wisdom hope wise Politics is more difficult than physics. Albert Einstein politics wise philosophy I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking Albert Einstein spiritual wise inspirational Even a fool is wise after an event. Albert Einstein fool events wise «1234567891011»
