“To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.”
Wilson Mizner (1876–1933) American writer
Quoted in Tim Ferris, "Tools of Titans" (2016), p. 454
2010s
“To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.”
Wilson Mizner (1876–1933) American writer
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) American fiction writer
Guardian Camwar, in Ch. 4 : the cooper<!-- p. 42 -->
Source: The Visitor (2002)
Context: You asked for wisdom? Hear these words. Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.
Joseph Edra Ukpo (1937) Nigerian priest (1937–2023)
Corruption impeding fight against Boko Haram – Arch Bishop https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/corruption-impeding-fight-boko-haran-arch-bishop/ (May 19, 2014)
“Nothing is more intolerable than to have admit to yourself your own errors.”
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827) German Romantic composer
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”
Friedrich Nietzsche book Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“Believe nothing of me
except that I felt your beauty
more closely than my own.”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
Source: The Spice Box of Earth
Andy Andrews (1959) author and corporate speaker
Source: The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective