David Eddings Quotes

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

The wise needn't ask, the fool asks in vain.

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.

Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki

To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.

Again, if you only know what you know, you don't know if something's good or bad. You don't have perspective.

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Not to know is the beginning of wisdom.

Intelligence is required to be able to know that a man knows not.

To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.

The wise man knows without traveling.

I only know when I don't know a thing. My uncle has taught me that wisdom lies in that.

I have thousands of opinions still - but that is down from millions - and, as always, I know nothing.

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

I'd like to be very wise.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.