Wisdom quote ENGLISH A fool flatters (menyanjung) himself, a wise man flatters the fool. Edward G.

Bulwer-Lytton 1 A good head and a good heart are always a formidable (hebat) combination. Nelson Mandela A poem begins in delight (kesenangan) and ends in wisdom. Robert Frost A wise man is superior (unggul) to any insults (penghinaan) which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. Moliere Always keep an open mind and a compassionate (kasih) heart. Phil Jackson Better mad (gila) with the rest of the world than wise alone. Baltasar Gracian 2 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment (prestasi). Jim Rohn Do not go where the path may lead, go instead (bukan) where there is no path and leave a trail (jejak). Ralph Waldo Emerson Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven (gagak) which is inspired by the smell of carrion (bangkai) ? Friedrich Nietzsche 3 Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel (nasihat) is wise. Joan Rivers Don't taunt (mengejek) the alligator until after you've crossed the creek (sungai). Dan Rather Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding (melebihi) the limit. Elbert Hubbard

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. Publilius Syrus 4 Give me a lever (tuas) long enough and a fulcrum (titik penunjang) on which to place it, and I shall move the world. Archimedes Good nature is worth (senilai) more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess (memiliki) it. Henry Ward Beecher 5 He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. James Huneker 6 He who devotes (mencurahkan) sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty. Mary Wilson Little Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful (sah) tender (lembut) for a loaf of bread. Josh Billings 7 I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done. Lucille Ball If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome (sehat) ; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. Lord Salisbury If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela 8 If you want to be found, stand where the seeker seeks. Sidney Lanier 9 If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks(hambatan). I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles (hambatan) don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

Ignorant (bodoh) men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 10 It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. Harold S. Geneen 11 It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures (kesenangan) , but the foolish to be a slave (budak) to them. Epictetus Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers (tetap hidup). Alfred Lord Tennyson Learning sleeps and snores (mendengkur) in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe (berjingkat). Josh Billings Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap(lompatan) taken. David Herbert Lawrence Memory is the mother of all wisdom. Aeschylus Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. Ralph Waldo Emerson 12 Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity (kecerdikan). George S. Patton 13 Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. Marcus Tullius Cicero Rene Descartes quote A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly (ketat) observed. Rene Descartes An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out? Rene Descartes Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.

Rene Descartes Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible (layak) and necessary to resolve it. Rene Descartes Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards (setelahnya) to solve other problems. Rene Descartes Everything is self-evident. Rene Descartes Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. Rene Descartes I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake. Rene Descartes I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error. Rene Descartes I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery. Rene Descartes I think; therefore I am. Rene Descartes If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descartes Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow. Rene Descartes In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate. Rene Descartes It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. Rene Descartes It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

Rene Descartes Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. Rene Descartes One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another. Rene Descartes Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare. Rene Descartes The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt. Rene Descartes The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. Rene Descartes The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. Rene Descartes The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. Rene Descartes The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge. Rene Descartes There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another. Rene Descartes Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries. Rene Descartes When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable. Rene Descartes Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

Rene Descartes You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing. Rene Descartes Albert Einsterins quote A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. Albert Einstein A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. Albert Einstein A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Albert Einstein A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? Albert Einstein All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. Albert Einstein All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. Albert Einstein All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions. Albert Einstein An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. Albert Einstein Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. Albert Einstein Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

Albert Einstein Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Albert Einstein Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Albert Einstein As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. Albert Einstein Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations. Albert Einstein Wiliam Shakespares quote A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age. William Shakespeare A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. William Shakespeare Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment. William Shakespeare Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

William Shakespeare All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. William Shakespeare Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. William Shakespeare An overflow of good converts to bad. William Shakespeare And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. William Shakespeare And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. William Shakespeare As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport. William Shakespeare As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him. William Shakespeare As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. William Shakespeare Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. William Shakespeare Boldness be my friend. William Shakespeare Brevity is the soul of wit. William Shakespeare But men are men; the best sometimes forget. William Shakespeare

But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. William Shakespeare Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)

INDONESIA - dont waste the time, or time will waste you. Matthew Bellamy Kepemimpinan tidak banyak dipraktikkan dalam kata-kata, tapi dalam perilaku dan tindakan. Harold S Geneen (1910-1997), pebisnis asal Amerika Serikat. Quote of the day Monday, 03 October 2011

Logika adalah petunjuk yang lebih lemah dibandingkan tradisi. Winston Churchill (18741965), Perdana Menteri Inggris saat Perang Dunia II Quote of the day Sunday, 02 October 2011

Saya tidak melahirkan batik, tetapi saya akan terus mengasuh dan memelihara yang ada. Seperti tugas emban. Nusjirwan Tirtaamidjaja (Iwan Tirta), maestro batik Quote of the day Saturday, 01 October 2011

Arti penting manusia bukan terletak pada apa yang dia peroleh, melainkan apa yang sangat ia rindukan untuk diraih. Kahlil Gibran (18831931), filsuf Amerika kelahiran Lebanon Quote of the day Friday, 30 September 2011

Apa yang kita lihat sangat bergantung pada apa yang kita cari. John Lubbock