If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela headheartlanguage Change image and share on social
My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding. Ray Lewis callchaseearly Change image and share on social
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water. Saint Basil bringcreatordeep share on social
The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly. Stendhal pleaseprofoundly Change image and share on social
Except for the grace of God, I would be nobody - and that grace is the opposite of merit - human labour, education or human wisdom. T. B. Joshua educationgodgrace Change image and share on social
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works. Paolo Bacigalupi blackconventionaldestroy Change image and share on social
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from reading a lot of articles and talking to a lot of scientists - that there's another side to be heard. Steven Levitt articlecontrolconventional share on social
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom. Friedrich Schiller loveorderwisdom Change image and share on social
Wisdom may best arise from a humbling reality. Michael Leunig arisehumblereality Change image and share on social
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu beginjourneymile Change image and share on social