"The meaning of the words is necessary and not their extent."

"One of the disadwantages of school and learning, he thought dreamily, was that the mind seemed to have the tendency too see and represent all things as though they were flat and had only two dimensions. This, somehow, seemed to render all matters of intellect shallow and worthless..."

"A doctor may know more than a peasant, but a peasant and a doctor know more together."

"Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation."

"You Who'd be Wise" from "Ben Mishle" written sometime between 1013 and 1050 C.E.You who'd be wiseshould inquire into the nature of justice and evilfrom your teachers,seekers like yourself, and the studentswho question your answer."

"Those who want to buy wisdom remain with out wisdom, because money buys nothing except commodities."

"A wise man, once he is past fifty, does not befuddle his senses with strong drink, nor make violent love in the cool spring night, nor dance on his hands."

"مخافة الرب رأس المعرفةأم 7:1"

"Television is for appearing on - not for looking at."

"Love is the divine Mother's arms; when those arms are spread, every soul falls into them.The Sufis of all ages have been known for their beautiful personality. It does not mean that among them there have not been people with great powers, wonderful powers and wisdom. But beyond all that, what is most known of the Sufis is the human side of their nature: that tact which attuned them to wise and foolish, to poor and rich, to strong and weak -- to all. They met everyone on his own plane, they spoke to everyone in his own language. What did Jesus teach when he said to the fishermen, 'Come hither, I will make you fishers of men?' It did not mean, 'I will teach you ways by which you get the best of man.' It only meant: your tact, your sympathy will spread its arms before every soul who comes, as mother's arms are spread out for her little ones."

"Unless you want a horrible surprise, never go bird watching with an open mouth."

"So I learned then, that gold in it's native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and that only low-born metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica. Commonplace human nature cannot rise above that."

"…one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half…"

"You are as much able as you know"

"Create a wisdom and share it with others; in return, don’t wait for anything, not even a simple thanks, because expecting something in return does not belong to the wisdom!"

"When the wisdom speaks, be quite and listen! When the stupidity speaks, stand up and leave!"

"On the road to wisdom, behave like a raven and observe everything carefully!"

"The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves."

"When wiggling through a holethe world looks different thanwhen scrubbed clean by the wiggleand looking back."

"In science, mistakes always precede the truth."

"Yesterday I was clever,That is why I wanted to change the world.Today I am wise,That is why I am changing myself."

"Gently guide the tender vine else it become wild, tangled and impossible."