"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates It's an appropriate quote for today. It concludes an exciting week in France where I found myself wondering and thinking of knowledge and wisdom. I found myself looking up a few wisdom and wonder quotes as a result.
- One learns by doing a thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. Sophocles
- Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
- Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Martin Fischer:
- An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. Sydney J. Harris:
- These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future. Vernon Cooper:
- The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery Anais Nin:
