Wisdom Quotes - Page 25
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
Epicurus, Lucretius, Cicero (2015). “Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans”, p.89, Lulu.com
Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 86
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell "Proverbs of Hell" (1790 - 1793)
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
Roald Dahl (2007). “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator”, p.84, Penguin
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.
Quoted in Reader's Digest, Oct 1958.
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
'The Poet at the Breakfast Table' (1872) ch. 10
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Friedrich Kerst, Henry Edward Krehbiel (1964). “Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words”, p.13, Courier Corporation
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
Yale University Commencement Address, delivered 11 June 1962
But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost.
Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.11