“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
— William Shakespeare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_fool
My blog about “Why was Socrates so Wise?” (blog.Rockower.com/why-was-socrates-so-wise/)
Some people’s stupid is smarter than other people’s smart.
Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.”
— Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
“A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.”
— Moliere
“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. ”
— Alice Walker
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
— Euripides
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.
— The Talmud
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
— Confucius