"The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise." - Laozi

🦉 Wisdom

“The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise.”

— Laozi

Books and degrees are wonderful, but wisdom comes from something deeper — from living, from failing, from really listening. Don't confuse information with understanding.

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“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”

— Laozi

“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.”

— Laozi

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

— Laozi

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

— Laozi

“The words of truth are always paradoxical.”

— Laozi

“Knowing ignorance is strength. Ignoring knowledge is sickness.”

— Laozi