Wise Guys

Confucius Says: Man who jump off cliff jump to conclusion! Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse! Grease monkey who go to bed without bathing wake up oily in the morning! Hard to argue with the wisdom of Confucius.

Here’s Confucius on wisdom: By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Here’s William James: The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. Here’s Friedrich Nietzsche: Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?