Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. Herbert Hoover consistknowultimate Change image and share on social
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. Daniel J. Boorstin discoverygreatignorance Change image and share on social
Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm. Pope Paul VI armextendhand Change image and share on social
Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence. Jay Griffiths apolloblippingblue share on social
There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health. Francis Bacon findgoodhealth Change image and share on social
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. Theodore Isaac Rubin beginimportantkindness Change image and share on social
My company survives because I've learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete. Robert Kiyosaki companyhaveidea Change image and share on social
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Khalil Gibran bowchildcry Change image and share on social
Look at anyone's bookcase at home, no matter how modest, and you're going to find a book that contains wisdom or ideas or a language that's at least a thousand years old. And the idea that humans have created a mechanism to time travel, to hurl ideas into the future, it sort of bookends. Books are a time machine. Jonathan Nolan bookbookcasebookend share on social
I'd love to spend more time on the Isle of Man. I love the anonymity of putting on a boiler suit and going down to buy parts for the compressor. And Norman Wisdom's a neighbour; I salute him occasionally. John Rhys-Davies anonymityboilerbuy share on social