Knowledge

The way of the sage is to act but not to compete. from the Tao Te Ching – most significant proverb collection of Daoism (chapter 81, 4th century BC), according to a legend written by Lao Tzu (Chinese philosopher, c. 3rd to 5th century BC)

Truth is stronger than fiction. Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), from "Following the Equator" ("Pudd"nhead Wilson"s New Calendar", chapter XV, 1897)

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune. attributed to Jim Rohn - American entrepreneur, author and motivational trainer (1930-2009)

If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton – English mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1643-1727), from a letter to Robert Hooke (5.2.1676)

For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn"t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction. Cynthia Occelli, JD - American author and entrepreneur

Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from "A Fireside Chat With Charlie Munger" ("Wall Street Journal", September 12th, 2014)

Those who keep learning will keep rising in life. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from his USC School of Law Commencement speech (May 13th, 2007)

Learning from the success and failure of others is the fastest way to get smarter and wiser without a lot of pain. Tren Griffin - American author and entrepreneur, Senior Director at Microsoft, from "Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor" (2015)

When you see a good investment, look for a better investment. Guy Spier – South African investor (b. 1966), from "The Education of a Value Investor" (2014)

Most decisions should probably be made with somewhere around 70% of the information you wish you had. If you wait for 90%, in most cases, you’re probably being slow. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos - American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in his letter to the shareholders (2016), Quotations book 2020

In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer - American writer and philosopher (1898 or 1902-1983), from "Reflections on the Human Condition" (1973), Quotations book 2020

It’s a good idea to review past mistakes before committing new ones. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from "Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha" (2009), Quotations book 2020

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. wisdom

Our intellect extends to the infinite in understanding. Intellectus noster ad infinitum in intelligendo extenditur. Thomas Aquinas - Italian philosopher and theologian (1224/25-1274), from "Summa contra Gentiles" I, cap. 43, n. 10 (circa 1260)

Chances are, things have changed enough so that whatever made you a success thirty years ago doesn"t work anymore. Ralph Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934)

It is very hard to lie, if one doesn"t know the truth. Kutya nehéz úgy hazudni, ha az ember nem ösmeri az igazságot. Péter Esterházy - Hungarian writer (1950-2016), from "Harmonia Caelestis" (2000)

The wise man ought not to think afterwards but rather to think beforehand. Oὐ μετανοεῖν ἀλλὰ προνοεῖν χρὴ τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν σοφόν. Axiopistos - Greek forger (ca. 4th century BC), who published two books under the name of the Sicilian comedy poet Epicharmus (ca. 540-460 BC), noted as "Fragmenta Pseudepicharmea...