I hope people think of me as a bit older. I do have a beard. That makes me look very old.
If all men saw the fair and wise the same men would not have debaters' double strife.
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
Whoever has looked deeply into the world might well guess what wisdom lies in the superficiality of men.
To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish.
The conduct of a losing party never appears right: at least it never can possess the only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgements-success.
Every moment instructs, and every object; for wisdom is infused into every form. It has been poured into us as blood; it convulsed us as pain; it slid into us as pleasure; it enveloped us in dull, melancholy days, or in days of cheerful labor; we did not guess its essence until after long time.
Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.
For this fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown; since no one knows whether death, which they in their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.
The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
Clarity is the perception of wisdom and the ability to see the soul in action in the physical world. It turns pain into suffering and evaporates fear. Clarity allows you to see the world of physical matter for what it is, a learning experience that is created jointly by the intentions of the souls that share it.
A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.
People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.
People assume that I'm wiser than I am because I'm somewhat successful. Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles. If you're dumb when you're young, you're going to be dumb when you're old.
More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling of knowledge.
