wisdom

"They have founded the whole structure of their happiness on these very illusions, which ought to be combated and dissipated by the light of knowledge, and they would think they were paying too dearly …"

"But, is it possible for princes and ministers to be enlightened, when private individuals are not so?"

"a great evil that a wise or benevolent creator would have avoided."

"If we get straight truth in, maybe we’ve got half a chance of getting good judgment out. No damn chance otherwise, that’s for sure."

"Novick, Finkelstein, and Chmiel have made important and crucial contributions to a topic about which little discussion has taken place, namely the rise in holocaust consciousness in the United States.…"

"The first rule for understanding the human condition is that men live in second-hand worlds. They are aware of much more than they have personally experienced; and their own experience is always indir…"

"The best colleagues are those who will think about your ideas, who will talk with you and offer insight, constructive criticism. No one needs to be crushed for having a new idea."

"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others."

"I, who could not decipher or understand one thousandth part of those millions of scripts, books, pictures and references in the archives! Humbled, unspeakably foolish, unspeakably ridiculous, not unde…"

"Miniaturization doesn't actually make sense unless you miniaturize the very atoms of which matter is composed. Otherwise a tiny brain in a man the size of an insect, composed of normal atoms, is compo…"

"The terms "general welfare" were doubtless intended to signify more than was expressed or imported in those which preceded; otherwise, numerous exigencies incident to the affairs of a nation would hav…"

"Body work must be approached with the same respect and attentiveness that one gives to dreams. The body has a wisdom of its own. However slowly and circuitously that wisdom manifests, once it is exper…"

"My message to you is continue the protests, continue despite the odds, and eventually, together, we will reach that crucial number, 350."

"Right from the beginning of my ministry in St. Peter’s See in Rome, I consider this message my special task. Providence has assigned it to me in the present situation of man, the Church and the world.…"

"How do people choose their final words? Do they realize their gravity? Are they fated to be wise?"

"Me com swiðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan iu wæron giond Angelcynn, ægðer ge godcundra hada ge woruldcundra; ond hu gesæliglica tida ða wæron giond Angelcynn; ond hu ða kyningas ðe ðone onwald hæfdon …"

"The cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before. The understanding of the intent of the artist which I can achieve when high s…"

"The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public."

"1953. Learn the art of Silence; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks."

"Older people are most beautiful when they have what is lacking in the young: poise,, wisdom,, and this post-heroic absence of agitation."