Thinking is the essence of wisdom

Quote by Persian Proverb

Topics: Thinking Quotes

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...