Wisdom and Ignorance
327 aphorisms · 10 comments
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tiny.ag/amjjwwpz · ★★☆☆ Fair (238 ratings) · submitted 1997
The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
tiny.ag/pkfmdhte · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains knowledge, he is an ordinary man.
Unknown, (Zen saying), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/kov3nzmi · ★★☆☆ Fair (209 ratings) · submitted 1997
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
tiny.ag/tbra32py · ★★☆☆ Fair (306 ratings) · submitted 1997
Use soft words and hard arguments.
tiny.ag/kk23yagw · ★★☆☆ Fair (213 ratings) · submitted 1997
Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/w4srf1nw · ★★☆☆ Fair (225 ratings) · submitted 1997
The world is governed more by appearance than realities, so it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as it is to know it.
tiny.ag/rlmumka4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (185 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The most undependable part on your car is the nut holding the wheel.
tiny.ag/yjcobkfn · ★★☆☆ Fair (228 ratings) · submitted 1997
No one gets too old to learn a new way of being stupid.
tiny.ag/90upthng · ★★☆☆ Fair (1152 ratings) · submitted 1999
If you're here, you're alive.
tiny.ag/slupay0r · ★★☆☆ Fair (166 ratings) · submitted 1997
Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
tiny.ag/njl5gsre · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · submitted 1997
Live to learn... forget... and learn again.
tiny.ag/as0knvco · ★★☆☆ Fair (262 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference.
tiny.ag/pxfadpln · ★★☆☆ Fair (255 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never give advice -- a wise man won't need it, a fool won't heed it.
tiny.ag/haxoltok · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.
tiny.ag/bueg0ydy · ★★☆☆ Fair (464 ratings) · submitted 1999 by S. Gilmary Beagle
The dead and the stupid never change their opinions.
tiny.ag/ezridljt · ★★☆☆ Fair (267 ratings) · submitted 1997
The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group.
tiny.ag/voc2uwcw · ★★☆☆ Fair (262 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best defense against logic is ignorance.
tiny.ag/1iteoxru · ★★☆☆ Fair (269 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
tiny.ag/ybv1maqw · ★★☆☆ Fair (335 ratings) · submitted 1997 by Gord Weitzel
One man's ceiling is another man's floor.
tiny.ag/xnd6bvkt · ★★☆☆ Fair (182 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The definition of experience is knowledge acquired too late.
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