Joseph Whitney Quote

“The intelligence is proved
not by ease of learning, but
by understanding what we learn.”
Joseph Whitney

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William James Quote

“The art of being wise is the art
of knowing what to overlook.”
William James

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Thomas Jefferson Quote

“Honesty is the first chapter
in the book of wisdom.”
Thomas Jefferson

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Martin H. Fischer Quote

“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts;
wisdom lies in their simplification.”
Martin H. Fischer

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David Herbert Lawrence Quote

“Life is a travelling
to the edge of knowledge,
then a leap taken.”
David Herbert Lawrence

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Louisa May Alcott Quote

“We all have our own life to pursue,
our own kind of dream to be weaving.
And we all have some power
to make wishes come true,
as long as we keep believing.”
Louisa May Alcott

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Alfred Lord Tennyson Quote

“Knowledge comes,
but wisdom lingers.”
Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Laurence Fishburne Quote

“I think of myself as being
a relatively intelligent man who
is open to a lot of different things
and I think that questioning
our purpose in life
and the meaning of existence
is something that we all
go through at some point.”
Laurence Fishburne

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Maya Angelou Quote

“When you know better you do better.”
Maya Angelou

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Immanuel Kant Quote

“Science is organized knowledge.
Wisdom is organized life.”
Immanuel Kant

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