Helena Blavatsky Quotes

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know.

Wisdom sails with wind and time.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

You must be wise, but not too wise.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.

He travels best that knows when to return.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

The owners and managers were too stupid to realize we had brains.

They never taste who always drink: They always talk, who never think.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

Reason without passion is sterile, but passion without reason is hysteria.

Genius is knowing where to stop.

Being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

Don't let your heart get big because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the scholar.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.

You try to live the experience but keep your feet on the ground, not let it go to your head, because that's when you start making mistakes.