Deep understanding and insight into the nature of life, gained through experience and reflection.
"When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
"No one can hurt you without your permission."
"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
"They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom."
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray."
"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria."
"I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they?"