Wisdom Quote by Mortimer J. Adler — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations. Ignorance does not make a fool as surely as self-deception.”

“Is it too much to expect from the schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate what is sound from error and falsehood, to suspend judgement if they are not convinced, or to judge with reason if they agree or disagree?”

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

“The team that keeps winning is not the most talented but the most hard-working.”

“If you are driven by fear, anger or pride nature will force you to compete. If you are guided by courage, awareness, tranquility and peace nature will serve you.”

“You don't trade in the devil you know for the one you don't know.”

“Even the best inborn potentialities for achievement do not render unnecessary patient and persistent practice.”

“This is the best possible way to retain important details that you wish to remember in any unified field of knowledge, whether it be the field of economics, science, history, or any other--link them up with related items which you already know or wouldn't mind knowing.”