On Wisdom
cur-mudg-eon (cur-muj?un), n. [origin unknown] 1. archaic: a crusty, ill-tempered, churlish old man. 2. modern: anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner.
“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and you get rid of him all weekend.”
— Zenna Schaffer
“How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars.”
— Steve Martin
“Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.”
— Steven Wright
“If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit. There’s no use being a damn fool about it.”
— W.C. Fields
“Some folks are wise and some otherwise.”
— Josh Billings
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
— Jimi Hendrix
“A candidate is someone who gets money from the rich and votes from the poor to protect them from each other.”
— Anonymous
“Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.”
— Samuel Palmer
“Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I’ve never tried.”
— Mae West
“The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.”
— Marty Feldman
“The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.”
— John A. Simone, Sr.
“A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.”
— Gian Carlo Menotti
“The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.”
— C.S. Lewis
“A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it’s the stupid ones who need the advice.”
— Bill Cosby
