Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

If we cannot learn wisdom from experience, it is hard to say where it is to be found.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

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.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.

If a man knows where to get good advice, it is as though he could supply it himself.

People shouldn't be punished for their wisdom.

Information can be passed from one to another, like a silver dollar. There's absolutely no wisdom except what you learn for yourself.

Those who have the largest hearts have the soundest understandings; and they are the truest philosophers who can forget themselves.

It is never wise to turn aside from knowing, however the knowing comes.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.

A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.

The first key to wisdom is assiduous and frequent questioning.

Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.

Wisdom and understanding are synonymous words; they consist of two propositions, which are not distinct in sense, but one and the same thing variously expressed.

Wisdom is something that comes, little by little, through a lot of listening.

The experience of others adds to our knowledge, but not to our wisdom; that is dearer bought.

My grandpa always said asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime.

Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom.