Rene Descartes Quotes

There is no such thing as the old age of the wise.

It's never too late with truth. It stands outside time.

Wisdom may be perennial, but to see its relevance we must see it lived out.

There is no creature so perfect in wisdom and knowledge but may learn something for time present, and to come, by times past.

All wisdom is not new wisdom.

Be innocent, wise and ninety-five.

Wisdom is one of the few things in human life that does not diminish with age.

Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost.

Five minutes in an old book quickly reveals that most of what is being sold today as new insights into human behavior is merely the rediscovery of knowledge we have had for centuries.

I've taken my fun where I've found it, An' now I must pay for my fun, For the more you 'ave known o' the others The less will you settle to one.

You do not have to imagine things; reality gives you all you need.

The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.

Of course there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except Almighty God, if she exists.

Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh to -day as when they first passed through their authors' minds ages ago.

Years do not make sages; they only make old men.

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.

Opinion is a fitting thing but truth outlasts the sun - if then we cannot own them both, possess the oldest one.

The Shambhala teachings are founded on the premise that there is basic human wisdom that can help to solve the world's problems. This wisdom does not belong to any one culture or religion, nor does it come only from the West or the East. Rather it is a tradition of human warrior-ship that has existed in many cultures at many times throughout history.

Intelligence is the shadow of objective truth. How can the shadow vie with sunshine?

Whether you're eighteen or sixty, in a certain way, whatever you know is valid.

I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It's greed, plain and simple.

For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.

Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.

I've been in entertainment, politics, business, business coaching, public affairs, documentaries, programming, news, theater. So, there aren't many things I see that I haven't seen something like that before.

Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.