A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.

Quote by Gian Carlo Menotti

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our...

Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Not an audience but a habit.

Not an audience but a habit.

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

His achievements read like the graffiti on the walls of a hangman's changing room.

His achievements read like the graffiti on the walls of a hangman's changing room.

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of...

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness;...

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

Hell is paved with good samaritans.

Hell is paved with good samaritans.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly...

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly...