Wisdom

All that he had left was a little house in a desolate place at least a hundred leagues from the town in which he had lived, and to this he was forced to retreat with his children, who were in despair at the idea of leading such a different life.

The strength of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going, and going in that way too.

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.

In a wet time it rains to-day because it rained yesterday, and will rain to-morrow.

Evil is so made to wait upon good in this world—to quicken it by alarm, to brighten it by contrast.

The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious

Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit

All men by nature desire knowledge

It is impossible to love and to be wise

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know