“Older people are wise not only because they have lived longer. They're wise because they have lost more.”
“The wise are wise only because they love. And the foolish are foolish only because they think they can understand love.”
“Wise men talk because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.”
“Student: why do dumb people ignore wise people. Teacher: Because, the dumb people believe they are the wise people.”
“The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.”
“The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.”