COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

10/12/2011

Are You Wiser Than a Ten Year Old?

“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used”
- Dr. Carl Sagan  (American Astronomer, Writer and Scientist, 1934-1996)


“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”
- Bertrand Russell quotes (English Logician and Philosopher 1872-1970)


“By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.”
- Confucius quotes (China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)


Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
- Tao Te Ching quotes


“... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.”
- Dr. Carl Sagan


“A wise man changes his mind, a fool never”
- Spanish Proverb


“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
- Mahatma Gandhi  (Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest, 1869-1948)


“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”
- Charles H. Spurgeon  (English preacher of 19th century 1834-1892)


“Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.”
- Bertolt Brecht(German poet and playwright, 1898-1956)


“There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.”
- Francis Bacon, Sr. quotes (English Lawyer and Philosopher. 1561-1626)


“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.”
- Francis Bacon, Sr.

“Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.”
- Dr. Carl Sagan


“It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.”
- Francis Bacon, Sr.  (English Lawyer and Philosopher. 1561-1626)


 “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it”
-Albert Einstein quotes (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.1879-1955)


   “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
- Plato (Ancient Greek Philosopher He was the world's most influential philosopher. 428 BC-348 BC.


“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.”
- David March



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